I enjoyed my time on Wall Street, I learned a lot, and I still have a lot of friends there, but I never saw myself there long term, because when I looked at the senior guys there, that wasn't the kind of life I wanted for myself, ... Here, I'm supporting one of the world's great institutions.
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I see every day how competitive the markets are, and how tough. So the idea that you can do this yourself, that's out the window.
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