One man's waste is another man's investment opportunity

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One man's waste is another man's investment opportunity: A growing awareness of climate change and environmental issues highlights the rising value of solid waste management and recovery/recycling industries

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WHAT do tackling climate change and succeeding in investing in risk assets over a longer term have in common? The answer: our brains haven't evolved to deal with either. We are hardwired to be short-term thinkers. Our hominid minds remain the same as those of our ancestors. Primed to be...

 

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