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Washington Once Advised His Adopted Grandson That Where There Is No Occasion For Expressing An Opinion, It Is Best To Be Silent. For There Is Nothing More Certain Than That It Is At All Times More Easy To Make Enemies Than Friends.

Mutual Fund Managers Are Trapped In This Rather Deadly Vicious Circle: The More Successful They Are, The More Money Flows Into Their Mutual Fund. Then, It Is More Difficult For Them To Beat The Market Averages Or Even To Match Their Own Past Performance.

In The 1970s We Saw A Massive Shift Of Household Savings From The Banks To The Brokerage Firms.

I'm Dubious About Having Social Security Put Into The Stock Market. I Think That We Have Gotten Very Far Away From The Idea That There's Something Sacrosanct About Retirement Investments.

After Being Washington's Aide For Four Years And Becoming The Hero Of Yorktown, Hamilton Was Viewed With A Great Deal Of Suspicion Because Of His Association With Tories.