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Margin Call
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Knowing what you don’t know when investing

ANALYSIS: A lot of growth investors seemingly fool themselves into believing that they’ve got much more insight into the future than their historical track records would support.

It is hard to gaze into a crystal ball and anticipate what a company will look like many years into the future.

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In equity markets, you will often come across people who talk extremely confidently about the future of their favourite company. They typically know their company’s products and technologies very well, and

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Nicholas Bagnall Tue, 02 Dec 2025
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