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Ethics & accountability · Owning failure

You championed a position that blew through your stop and cost a client portfolio a material loss — and part of the reason was a thesis flaw you'd overlooked. How do you handle the client conversation and the internal reckoning?

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You championed a position that blew through your stop and cost a client portfolio a material loss — and part of the reason was a thesis flaw you'd overlooked. How do you handle the client conversation and the internal reckoning?

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