Partly because his life ended before the age of 50, Hamilton was defined by the other founding fathers, and he managed, with amazing consistency, to alienate most of them.

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

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

The American public historically was really not part of the stock market.

The American public historically was really not part of the stock market.

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...

I think those who invest in mutual funds want someone else to do the thinking...

I think those who invest in mutual funds want someone else to do the thinking...

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...

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...

We really haven't had very much experience with people funding their retirement out of the...

We really haven't had very much experience with people funding their retirement out of the...

Once the brokerage house, rather than the bank, became the locus for American savings, that...

Once the brokerage house, rather than the bank, became the locus for American savings, that...

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...

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.

I think one of the important things that's happened in the course of the century...

I think one of the important things that's happened in the course of the century...

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...

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...

By the late 1980s people realized that houses did not always appreciate and that they...

By the late 1980s people realized that houses did not always appreciate and that they...

A lot of the money in the stock market is really our national retirement plan,...

A lot of the money in the stock market is really our national retirement plan,...

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...

One of the special characteristics of New York is that it is different from a...

One of the special characteristics of New York is that it is different from a...

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...

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...