Fifteen. Strategy and Execution

What about the battle for returns?

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“Audacious and profane, General George S. Patton Jr. was one of the ablest and most controversial U.S. commanders in World War II,” according to PBS’s American Experience in its description of the legendary general.166

166 American Experience, PBS, “Biography: George S. Patton Jr.,” 2013.

As a movie buff, whenever I think of Patton I think of actor George C. Scott’s Oscar-winning portrayal of the general in the movie of the same name. The real Patton, while no less colorful and aggressive, was also a master strategist.167 I can only imagine what a great alternative investment manager ...

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