Because of the love affair between the American public and the stock market, it is possible for entrepreneurs, technological visionaries and inventors of every sort to get financing.

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I'm dubious about having Social Security put into the stock market. I think that we...

I'm dubious about having Social Security put into the stock market. I think that we...

In the 1920s, Wall Street was a world that was really dominated by professional speculators...

In the 1920s, Wall Street was a world that was really dominated by professional speculators...

I think there's a tide that tends to carry historians back to the past.

I think there's a tide that tends to carry historians back to the past.

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...

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...

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...

That strategy of buy and hold, which is the sound and sensible one for the...

That strategy of buy and hold, which is the sound and sensible one for the...

A crash really occurs when you suddenly have a violent downturn in the market that...

A crash really occurs when you suddenly have a violent downturn in the market that...

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...

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...

If you go back to the time of J.P. Morgan, the world of high finance...

If you go back to the time of J.P. Morgan, the world of high finance...

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

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

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...

I'm a biographer; I can live with a little hyperbole.

I'm a biographer; I can live with a little hyperbole.

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.

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...

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,...

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...

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...