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Kenneth C. Griffin
Kenneth C. Griffin

Kenneth C. Griffin is an accomplished manager, born on October 15, 1968. He has extensive experience in the financial industry, particularly in investment management, and has achieved significant success in this field. more

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“my advice to every student who is trying to make a decision for the years immediately after graduation: take the opportunity that in your mind is the most rewarding, that you are most passionate about and that you find most interesting and save the rest of your life for being risk averse. Whatever you want to do, this is the time to pursue it. Twenty years from now, your freedom to take risks will be limited.”

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Author:Kenneth C. Griffin
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“The capitalists of a country which manages to capture foreign markets from other countries are able to increase their profits at the expense of the capitalists of the other countries. Similarly, a colonial metropolis may achieve an export surplus through investment in its dependencies.”

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Book:Selected Essays on the Dynamics of the Capitalist Economy 1933-1970
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“With joint-stock corporations, investors can place bets on the success of many different companies, without having to play a central management role in any one of them. This allows investors to diversify their financial holdings. It also allows them to capture profits on their investments, without having to get involved in the dirty, troublesome business of actually running a company.”

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Book:Economics for everyone: a short guide to the economics of capitalism
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