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The best predictor of success for an outsider CEO is previous success leading another company.
FORBES: The Risks Of CEO Succession
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As research has shown, keeping costs low is the best predictor of investor success.
FORBES: Why Investors Should Care About The Fiduciary Standard
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The best predictor of Republicanism among whites is not income, but church attendance.
ECONOMIST: Republicans and Tories
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The best predictor of success in the fund universe is low cost.
FORBES: ETFs Are Friendly On Fees But Not Always Your Best Bet
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In every case the longest lived birds had the longest telomeres, but the best predictor of lifespan was the length of the telomeres at just 25 days old.
BBC: Glasgow scientists say telomeres indicate life length
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But the best predictor of future employment is past employment.
FORBES: Young And Underemployed: The Lasting Effects Of The Lost Generation
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Conscientiousness is the single best predictor of a long lifespan.
FORBES: What Makes a Successful Saver?
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Mr. HORN: If economics was the best predictor of which couples fail and which couples don't fail, then Hollywood would be full of very sustainable marriages, and that's simply not so.
NPR: Debating Marriage's Effect on Poverty
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Past performance is the best predictor of future performance.
FORBES: The Art of Prediction: Innovation Insights from the Top-Selling App on Android
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Although it is well known that longevity is hereditary (the best predictor of someone's life expectancy is the age at which his or her parents died), it is not clear why this should be so.
ECONOMIST: Ageing
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Since K-rate is usually considered the single best predictor of how well a pitcher will age, from this angle the inevitable comparisons to past Mets greats like Dwight Gooden, Nolan Ryan and Tom Seaver make sense.
WSJ: Why Matt Harvey Is Not Dwight Gooden
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In the seemingly infinite galaxy of philanthropy, the Liberty Science Center Genius Gala sparkled brightly on Friday night, not only honoring chess legend Garry Kasparov, brain-mapping scientist Dr. Cori Bargmann and entrepreneur Richard Branson, but with stratospherically smart award presenters like James Watson, best known for his co-discovery of DNA, election predictor Nate Silver and astronaut Buzz Aldrin.
WSJ: Opportunities for Geniuses