His advisers say the Sejong plan is pure folly.

他的顾问表示，世宗计划愚蠢透顶。

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And it needs to be that way: risk pursuance is pure folly unless it is accompanied by risk avoidance.

需要指出的是：纯粹追求风险是愚蠢的，除非建立了有效风险防范机制。

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There is yet a second reason why picking winners is not pure folly for the ordinary investor.

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Well, before the mutual fund and financial planning industries convinced everyone that such a venture was pure folly, that is.

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Frankly, I think the chances of the public suddenly abandoning their bond funds, those very same bond funds that have treated them much more kindly than the stock market did over the past decade, is pure folly.

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