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

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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...