It seems to me that the effect has been positive, that I've not yet made too big a fool of myself - at least I don't think I have.

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His deal for the company was built around an employee stock-ownership plan that would create big gains for them if Zell later sold to another buyer--a greater fool?

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The Big Board is considered a fool's game--too efficiently priced.

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