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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...

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 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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

A lot of the money in the stock market is really our national retirement plan,...

A lot of the money in the stock market is really our national retirement plan,...

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...

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...

As a bull market continues, almost anything you buy goes up. It makes you feel...

As a bull market continues, almost anything you buy goes up. It makes you feel...

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...

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 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...