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Winning Isn’t Everything: The Art of Playing Well

Tom Spencer

Michael Lewis: Prioritise playing the game ethically Similarly, Michael Lewis, the bestselling author of The Big Short , exposed the unethical and reckless behaviour of some players in the financial industry leading up to the 2008 financial crisis. However, many of the mortgages had been issued to people who could not afford them.

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Inflate the Swimming Toys Not Your Assets

Martinka Consulting

His assets are mostly real estate and it’s easy to appraise real estate. They can’t inflate their real estate assets because banks will get an appraisal. Cash flow is, however, the tricky one. I do know it’s a lot more ethics and sanity in my day-to-day world, and I’m glad about that. .