Hubris

the annoying ADD tv money guy Jim Cramer is on tv right now, talking about some fund or person called Amaranth, which I know nothing about. The sound is turned off( making Kramer a mite more bearable) and at one point the graphic at the bottom of the screen said

1.hubris does not make for an effective investing stategy, and
2.hubris was originally defined by the ancients as overbearing pride that brings on retribution.

from dictionary.com:
[Greek, excessive pride, wanton violence. See ud- in Indo-European Roots.]