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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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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

Mutual fund managers are trapped in this rather deadly vicious circle: the more successful they...

Mutual fund managers are trapped in this rather deadly vicious circle: the more successful they...

The Great Inflation of the 1970s destroyed faith in paper assets, because if you held...

The Great Inflation of the 1970s destroyed faith in paper assets, because if you held...

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...

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

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

I have developed a very strong partiality for the dead: they don't talk back, they...

I have developed a very strong partiality for the dead: they don't talk back, they...

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...

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...

Mutual funds have historically offered safety and diversification. And they spare you the responsibility of...

Mutual funds have historically offered safety and diversification. And they spare you the responsibility of...

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.

The securities laws of the 1930s were so important because it forced companies to file...

The securities laws of the 1930s were so important because it forced companies to file...

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.

The public has lost faith in the ability of Social Security and Medicare to provide...

The public has lost faith in the ability of Social Security and Medicare to provide...

I hate banks. They do nothing positive for anybody except take care of themselves. They're...

I hate banks. They do nothing positive for anybody except take care of themselves. They're...

The trouble with being educated is that it takes a long time; it uses up...

The trouble with being educated is that it takes a long time; it uses up...