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Warren Buffett advised that you should never invest in a business you can’t understand. But that hasn’t stopped many investors. New research from the McCombs School of Business at The University of ...

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"Better" can be defined as: easier, faster, more scalable, more profitable, safer, more reliable, and _fill in the blank_...you get the picture. That said, with all the tools and technology available, ...