Everybody else had thought that Lehman Brothers were involved with a variety of investments, including both safe and risky investments; in reality, though, they had been working with a much more risky portfolio than was appropriate.
كان الجميع يعتقدون أن ليمان براذرز شاركت في استثمارات منوّعة بما فيها استثمارات آمنة وأخرى محفوفة بالمخاطر؛ في الواقع كانوا يعملون بوضع أكثر خطورة وغير ملائم.