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

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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...

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...

There is a kind of fear, approaching a panic, that's spreading through the Baby Boom...

There is a kind of fear, approaching a panic, that's spreading through the Baby Boom...

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...

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

As the bull market goes on, people who take great risks achieve great rewards, seemingly...

As the bull market goes on, people who take great risks achieve great rewards, seemingly...

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...

You don't want too much fear in a market, because people will be blinded to...

You don't want too much fear in a market, because people will be blinded to...

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...

Mutual funds give people the sense that they're investing with the big boys and that...

Mutual funds give people the sense that they're investing with the big boys and that...

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...

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...

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...