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wrote <strong>in</strong> a letter to <strong>in</strong>vestors. Klarmanis a “world-class worrier,” observes theNew York Times, <strong>in</strong> a 2007 article called“Manager Frets Over the Market, ButStill Outdoes It.” He owns a racehorsecalled “Read the Footnotes.”Dur<strong>in</strong>g the years lead<strong>in</strong>g up to the2008 crash, Klarman “was one <strong>of</strong> thefew people to stick to a cautious andseem<strong>in</strong>gly paranoid message,” saysBoyk<strong>in</strong> Curry. “When everyone else wascelebrat<strong>in</strong>g, he was probably stor<strong>in</strong>gcans <strong>of</strong> tuna <strong>in</strong> his basement, to preparefor the end <strong>of</strong> civilization. <strong>The</strong>n, wheneveryone else panicked, he started buy<strong>in</strong>g.It’s not just analysis; it’s his emotionalmakeup. <strong>The</strong> same wir<strong>in</strong>g thathelps Seth f<strong>in</strong>d opportunities that noone else sees can make him seem alo<strong>of</strong>or blunt. If you’re the k<strong>in</strong>d <strong>of</strong> personwho frets every time the quarter isgood, you may have trouble ris<strong>in</strong>g to503/929

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