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Old 08-04-2008, 07:52 PM   #11
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Originally Posted by jay santos View Post
Nah, I'd say someone in finance who actually would say that to a client is the true arrogant asshole and/or dipshit.
There have been managers that have beaten the S&P over pretty long periods. The pertinent question is always for how much risk. I know what you are saying Jay and it is true that many managers or people that try to pass themselves off as managers won't consistently give you returns above the S&P for equal risk. However, to say that beating the S&P is impossible is discounting the results of managers with documented long-term track records and is just giving too much weight to efficient markets theory. Just my opinion.

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