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.
October 26, 2015
Today it is difficult to imagine an active portfolio manager having the aura of a rock star. But in a period of rising interest rates (1945-1982) it did happen and will happen again. After all, who wouldn’t regard someone with respect who could make them money by outperforming the stock market? Today the common ...