So, it’s been ten years since Lehman collapsed, which is absolutely mind blowing. This means many (maybe most) people on this forum have never seen a bear market in their career. For those of you that weren’t in the industry yet, it’s hard to describe how big of a game changer this was and, I will add, it completely sucked.
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Do an AMA on why you didn't accept the bailout
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