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EconoMonitor : Euro Crisis: If We're Heading Towards a 1930s-Style Depression, Why Is the Stock Market So Bullish?

Tue, 26 Jun 2012 04:52:50 +0000

The shareholders of the market are no longer retail but institutional or government backed. Their holding period is indefinite hence no need to sell into the market. This has created a very small supply of shares available at any one time allowing for the appearance of a well maintained and balanced market.

Don Dodge on The Next Big Thing : How early product failures led to huge successes

Mon, 9 Apr 2012 05:05:49 +0000

Good valuable advice. I wrote this blog and I hope you and your readers enjoy it. Must We Fail Before We Succeed? We’ve all heard stories of entrepreneurs who achieved great financial success, but endured a litany of failures en route. Some people claim that it’s virtually impossible to build a successful business if you haven’t first had at least one business failure. They reason that we only know how much risk we can safely take when we know how much risk is too much. In short, is there some immutable law, which stipulates that failure is a prerequisite for success? As with questions raised by most popular maxims, the answer depends on circumstances. In this case, it depends on four factors. More here: http://contrariansmind.wordpress.com/2012/04/08/m...

Paul Kedrosky: Infectious Greed : Twitter Digest: 2011-11-27

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 19:45:41 +0000

Hi Paul - What happened to your original and remarkable content?