'Investing if done correctly should be quite boring'

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Investors need to wrap their heads around the fact that expecting dramatic positive outcomes over shorter time horizons comes with a lot of risk of getting things wrong: Foord Asset Management investment professional Linda Eedes.

12 Aug 2023 English South Africa Business

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