Mundy: The fantasy cricket/asset management correlation

Similarities and differences

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This is, according to my son, the right time to focus his energy on selecting the best fantasy cricket team in the land.

I am always happy to wade knee deep into a mass of sporting statistics, so it was not long before I had the spreadsheets prepared and the fun had degenerated into something more akin to planning a war campaign. As our conversations became more intense it became clear a number of comparisons could be made between fund and fantasy cricket management: 1. Do your homework While many players are listed as available, some are injured, others are committed overseas, and a few have retired. 2. Look for the value Prices of the players appear to be based solely on their performance in pr...

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