PIMCO Co-Founder Bill Gross Bill Gross. (Photo: Bloomberg)

(Bloomberg) –Even after one of the most storied careers in financial markets, Bill Gross has a few surprises left.

For one, he's been diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome, the autism-spectrum disorder.

Gross says he lived most of his life unaware of the condition and now believes it helps explain not only why he was such a successful investor for so long but also why he could, by his own admission, rub people the wrong way.

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