What the investment community does like is short-term measures designed to boost share prices.
James SurowieckiThere does seem to be some evidence that as people get older, they procrastinate less, perhaps because they feel the pressure of time more.
James SurowieckiIf we want our regulators to do better, we have to embrace a simple idea: regulation isn't an obstacle to thriving free markets; it's a vital part of them.
James SurowieckiLife insurance became popular only when insurance companies stopped emphasizing it as a good investment and sold it instead as a symbolic commitment by fathers to the future well-being of their families.
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