
{"id":1331,"date":"2024-02-21T11:34:43","date_gmt":"2024-02-21T11:34:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spakur.is\/325-26\/"},"modified":"2024-05-07T10:39:59","modified_gmt":"2024-05-07T10:39:59","slug":"when-making-an-investment-decision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spakur.is\/en\/when-making-an-investment-decision\/","title":{"rendered":"When making an investment decision"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.2&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]Let&#8217;s say you were to meet with the CEO and CFO of a company you were thinking about investing in. 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