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Ben Bernanke: “If you put all your eggs in one basket, you better watch that basket.”

On the recordMay 24, 2011
If you put all your eggs in one basket, you better watch that basket.
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Ben Bernanke
Republican · South Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Bernanke used a Mark Twain quote to emphasize the need for caution in financial risk management.

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