He is a big picture, top down manager and ETFs work well with this strategy.

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With the manager out of the picture, you may discover that you are less distracted and have greater clarity and focus about your remaining investment positions.

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Commercial property is a more rational affair, although hubris can play a part: there is nothing like a picture of a trophy property to adorn a fund manager's annual report.

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"If you just talk about server consolidation and you don't talk about remaking a business, you're not seeing the whole picture, " says Irving Wladawsky-Berger, general manager of IBM's on-demand business.

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" However, according to DARPA's program manager, Scott Littlefield, it is more about the big picture, saying, "To allow military ships and aircraft to focus on unique military missions they alone can fulfill, it makes sense to develop technologies to leverage standard commercial container ships.

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Still, the company has attracted at least one major detractor with a big megaphone: Barry Ritholtz, an asset manager who runs a quantitative research firm and founder of the well-trafficked blog The Big Picture.

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"Sony continues to deliver pioneering technologies to consumers, providing superb picture quality with rich, vibrant images that bring TV to life, " said Kentaro Matsumoto, senior product manager, Sony Europe Home Entertainment.

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"Bryan is the big picture, higher-level strategic partner with strong international experience, and Le is the day-to-day manager with strategic execution, " observes Nguyen.

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