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David F. Swensen is an influential expert in the field of investment, born in 1954. His career has been dedicated to investment management and education, with a deep understanding and unique insights into global financial markets.

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“I think regular Iowans are cynical of this whole idea of corporate welfare, with the biggest awards going to the most profitable companies. It doesn't make sense.”

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“Active management strategies demand uninstitutional behavior from institutions, creating a paradox that few can unravel. Establishing and maintaining an unconventional investment profile requires acceptance of uncomfortably idiosyncratic portfolios, which frequently appear downright imprudent in the eyes of conventional wisdom.”

Source: Pioneering Portfolio Management: An Unconventional Approach to Institutional Investment, Fully Revised and Updated

“I believe that the greatest teachers create thinking students.”

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“I think nobody is in a position to react to these big macro-issues. Where is the dollar going to be or what is G.D.P. growth going to be in China? For every smart person on one side of the question, there is another smart person on the other side.”

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Born: 1954
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Pioneering Portfolio Management: An Unconventional Approach to Institutional Investment, Fully Revised and UpdatedRelated source material

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