There is a kind of fear, approaching a panic, that's spreading through the Baby Boom Generation, which has suddenly discovered that it will have to provide for its own retirement.

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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

After 1929, so many people had been traumatized by the stock market crash that there...

After 1929, so many people had been traumatized by the stock market crash that there...

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 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...

By the late 1980s people realized that houses did not always appreciate and that they...

By the late 1980s people realized that houses did not always appreciate and that they...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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 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...

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...

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...