“When someone pukes up a stock, it's not hard to miss. Mispriced securities all over the table. And we are there with a barf bag, collecting all we can.”

—  Andy Kessler

Part I, Raising Funds, Making Your Month, p. 33.
Running Money (2004) First Edition

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