Do we have the capability to eliminate booms and busts in economic activity? The answer in my judgment is no, because there is no tool to change human nature. Too often people are prone to recurring bouts of optimism and pessimism.
August 09, 2011
As a wanna-be screen writer I know that drama is all about conflict. Without conflict there is no drama. It fascinates and entertains us. Innately, we desire to learn from other people’s mistakes.
In the investment business there is always drama in the macro picture. So Wall Street firms hire strategists who attempt to tell us...