Individuals make big differences in surprising ways so maybe that's part of the answer.

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Consequently, it is not surprising that investors do not understand advanced financial concepts such as differences between stocks and bonds, the role of the stock market, and the value of portfolio diversification.

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That "collective consciousness" was a little surprising, since these five guys had little history and a lot of differences.

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The results may be surprising because previous studies tended to look at mostly married couples, so that gender differences were misleading or hard to discern.

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And, surprising as it may seem, the growing educational disparity between rich and poor schools cannot be traced to differences in spending.

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