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For instance, shannon s stock portfolio showed an annual growth rate of 28 percent. In fortune s formula, william poundstone spins an amazing true story about getting rich quick. The thesis is that the kelly formula for calculating what proportion of a gamblers bankroll or investment fund to risk on a given bet or trade is the scientific betting system that beat the casinos and wall street. The untold story of the scientific betting system that beat the casinos and wall street poundstone, william on.
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