free lunch
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But most investors miss the second free lunch: Diversification not only among stocks but among asset classes.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 5, 2026
“There’s no free lunch, there’s no magic wand that makes all the problems go away,” said Fervo CEO Tim Latimer.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026
“There is no free lunch here,” argues Adam Levitin, a credit market expert at Georgetown law school.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 14, 2026
As Patti put it, "there is no free lunch" when it comes to sugar alternatives, and many metabolic pathways can ultimately lead back to liver dysfunction.
From Science Daily • Dec. 17, 2025
Nobody was supposed to know who got free lunch and who didn’t.
From "The Great Gilly Hopkins" by Katherine Paterson
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