Ability Quote by Whitney Tilson

“The consequences of overestimating a company and your ability to analyse it are greatly diminished when you're paying a lot less for it than your analysis shows it is worth.” quote by Whitney Tilson — Download Open image

“The consequences of overestimating a company and your ability to analyse it are greatly diminished when you're paying a lot less for it than your analysis shows it is worth.”

Whitney Tilson

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