Kelly Criterion: Avoid Ruin

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Kelly Criterion: Avoid Ruin

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Don't ruin your reputation or get wiped to zero. • Don't bet everything on one big gamble 0:00 • Ruining your reputation is the same as getting wiped to zero 0:54 Transcript: http://nav.al/kelly-criterion

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