The mutual fund industry and small investors are very relentless and very unforgiving if people don't perform.

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When news of the crash came, probably a lot of people in small towns and...

When news of the crash came, probably a lot of people in small towns and...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...