The Folly of Certainty

The Memo by Howard Marks by Oaktree Capital Management

Jul 17, 202400:19:06Business

In his latest memo, Howard Marks discusses the importance of avoiding expressions of absolute certainty when operating in fields subject to randomness and human emotion, like politics, economics, and investing. He sugges...

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