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The truth is that Aché society, like every human society, was very complex. We should beware of demonising or idealising it on the basis of a superficial acquaintance. The Aché were neither angels nor fiends – they were humans. So, too, were the ancient hunter-gatherers.

Sapiens

Yuval Noah Harari

Alternative Investments: Private Equity, Venture Capital, Hedge Funds, and Private Real Estate Without relying on historical performance, it is difficult to estimate the expected return and risk of these investment products. That “past returns are not indicative of future results” makes us very cautious about a potential investment when the only way to assess it is to rely on historical performance.

The Missing Billionaires

Victor Haghani and James White

For indeed, the investor’s chief problem—and even his worst enemy—is likely to be himself. (“The fault, dear investor, is not in our stars—and not in our stocks—but in ourselves….”) This has proved the more true over recent decades as it has become more necessary for conservative investors to acquire common stocks and thus to expose themselves, willy-nilly, to the excitement and the temptations of the stock market.

The Intelligent Investor, Rev. Ed

Benjamin Graham, Jason Zweig

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