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Howard Marks

Co-founder of Oaktree Capital Management, whose client memos on risk and market cycles are widely read across the industry.

Investor · Oaktree Capital4 lines
The riskiest thing in the world is the belief that there's no risk.
Howard Marks · widely attributed
There's a big difference between probability and outcome. Probable things fail to happen, and improbable things happen all the time.
Howard Marks · The Most Important Thing, 2011
Rule number one: most things will prove to be cyclical. Rule number two: some of the greatest opportunities for gain and loss come when other people forget rule number one.
Howard Marks · The Most Important Thing, 2011
The greatest lesson of the cycle is that nothing goes in one direction forever.
Howard Marks · widely attributed
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