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I spend about fifteen minutes a year on economic analysis.

Peter Lynch

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Peter Lynch
Age: 80
Born: 1944
Born: January 19
Businessman
Financier
Investor
the United States of America
Years
Fifteen
Analysis
Spend
Minutes
Economic
Year

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