"With stocks, I always expect the worst but hope for the best, " said the 48-year-old, who previously founded investment bank ThinkEquity.
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"We haven't had any proof of life, we haven't had any usage of his bank cards or his telephone so we are fearing the worst, but hoping for the best, " he said on Thursday.
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The ONS stressed that it was not possible to produce a list of the best and worst networks - but its data show that the southern areas regularly outperform some northern ones.
It is always prudent to prepare for the worst and hope for the best, but in our view it would be better first to halt the tightening cycle and announce that the bank is ready to move instead of abruptly shifting gears from tightening to easing.
For private equity it is the worst of times, but could it also be the best of times?
The prices are dramatically low, but the experience is mediocre at best and unpleasant at worst.
Today's worst programmes should be measured not against the best products of yesteryear but the worst: so slackly plotted, vapid and slow-moving that they are now almost unwatchable.
Laurie Russell from the Wise Group told MSPs there had been a move for a more strategic approach but Scotland had only got half way there and did not have the best of both worlds but the "worst of both worlds".
It was the worst day we have ever seen, but it brought out the best in all of us.
Over the past 10 years, all but two sectors (utilities and industrials) have been either the best or worst performer at least once.
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But the evening's best and worst routines always leak out afterward.
We are hoping for the best, but preparing for the worst.
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We all hope for the best, but we have to be prepared for the worst.
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These may be far from the best of times, but they are no longer the worst.
But the other three strike me as at best crazed and at worst seriously dangerous.
It's worth noting that no matter which period you look at, the average returns in each scenario are all very similar, with no more than 33 basis points separating any two of them. but you can see much wider swings when comparing the best and worst periods.
But as is often the case, letting fear alone of the worst without balancing the benefits is not best way of making a qualitative long term decision.
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But that inter-play between geo-politics and business -- during the best and worst of times -- is what keeps the forum relevant.
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The best and worst six months is a strategy you can overlay upon your rebalancing process, but only after you commit to regularly reviewing your allocations.
It is also arrogant for such a claim to be made by those who have heard none of the evidence but rather rely on advice from civil servants at best and tabloid headlines at worst.
He said "at best" he would like to see the budget cut, and "at worst" frozen, but it was in the national interest to get a deal.
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