There is a kind of fear, approaching a panic, that's spreading through the Baby Boom Generation, which has suddenly discovered that it will have to provide for its own retirement.

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The founding fathers were not only brilliant, they were system builders and systematic thinkers. They...

The founding fathers were not only brilliant, they were system builders and systematic thinkers. They...

When the market is just going up, up, and up, we all tend to be...

When the market is just going up, up, and up, we all tend to be...

One of the very nice things about investing in the stock market is that you...

One of the very nice things about investing in the stock market is that you...

The mutual fund industry and small investors are very relentless and very unforgiving if people...

The mutual fund industry and small investors are very relentless and very unforgiving if people...

The best argument for mutual funds is that they offer safety and diversification. But they...

The best argument for mutual funds is that they offer safety and diversification. But they...

There is no country in the world where it's as easy to find venture capital...

There is no country in the world where it's as easy to find venture capital...

After 1929, so many people had been traumatized by the stock market crash that there...

After 1929, so many people had been traumatized by the stock market crash that there...

After being Washington's aide for four years and becoming the hero of Yorktown, Hamilton was...

After being Washington's aide for four years and becoming the hero of Yorktown, Hamilton was...

Hamilton had one of those extraordinary 18th-century minds that touched on virtually every major topic...

Hamilton had one of those extraordinary 18th-century minds that touched on virtually every major topic...

In the 1920s you could buy stocks on margin. You could put 10 percent down...

In the 1920s you could buy stocks on margin. You could put 10 percent down...

I don't think that a mutual fund that invests exclusively in biotech start-ups or invests...

I don't think that a mutual fund that invests exclusively in biotech start-ups or invests...

Writing about dead white males seems to be out of favor among academics.

Writing about dead white males seems to be out of favor among academics.

Early on, New York already had a national and even international identity.

Early on, New York already had a national and even international identity.

Partly because his life ended before the age of 50, Hamilton was defined by the...

Partly because his life ended before the age of 50, Hamilton was defined by the...

In the 1970s we saw a massive shift of household savings from the banks to...

In the 1970s we saw a massive shift of household savings from the banks to...

As a bull market continues, almost anything you buy goes up. It makes you feel...

As a bull market continues, almost anything you buy goes up. It makes you feel...

Any bull market covers a multitude of sins, so there may be all sorts of...

Any bull market covers a multitude of sins, so there may be all sorts of...

Because of the love affair between the American public and the stock market, it is...

Because of the love affair between the American public and the stock market, it is...

What I find very interesting about the mutual funds managers is that here are people...

What I find very interesting about the mutual funds managers is that here are people...

There were two qualities about the mutual funds of the 1920s that made them extremely...

There were two qualities about the mutual funds of the 1920s that made them extremely...