"I should mention that I am a member of the board of directors of Dimensional Fund Advisors."
"Everyone recognizes that's a joke because obviously the number and shape of the pieces doesn't affect the size of the pizza. And similarly, the stocks, bonds, warrants, etc., issued don't affect the aggregate value of the firm."
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Source: Investment Gurus: A Road Map to Wealth from the World's Best Money Managers by Peter J. Tanous, (p. 269), 1999.
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