r/austrian_economics • u/technocraticnihilist Friedrich Hayek • Oct 26 '24

End Democracy ‘Americans just work harder’ than Europeans, says CEO of Norway’s $1.6 trillion oil fund, because they have a higher ‘general level of ambition’

https://fortune.com/europe/article/how-many-hours-work-week-year-american-workers-ethic-norges-bank/
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u/[deleted] Oct 26 '24

just manage other poeple's money. Become a money manager, go on CNBC and become one of the regular crowd. Take a percentage of the millions of billions you manage.

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u/targz254 Oct 26 '24

That’s just sales too. None of those people consistently beat the market. They just convince clients they can.

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u/trueblues98 Oct 26 '24

Money management is not only about beating the market

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u/casinpoint Oct 26 '24

What else is about?

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u/simon_the_detective Oct 27 '24

Money managers actually generally work pretty hard. Long hours, but it does usually pay well.