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Individual and institutional investors alike frequently demonstrate an inability to make long-term investment decisions based on business fundamentals.
Seth Klarman
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Seth Klarman
Age: 67
Born: 1957
Born: May 21
New York City
New York
Seth Andrew Klarman
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