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Nov 2016
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088: No Matter How Smart You Are, You Wi...

Matt Aitchison
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No matter how smart you are, no matter how prepared you are, if you do something long enough, eventually you will have a humbling experience. Whether its life in general, or investing specifically, see why losing is good for you in the big picture and how you can use it as fuel to keep pushing forward. 

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