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A woman was recently referred to me from a longtime center of influence. She only had a little money to invest, but wanted a high-level understanding of the market and how it works. As a favor to my ...

Markets often behave like a pendulum, swinging between extremes of optimism and pessimism. When optimism runs high, markets can become overpriced and risk-blind, and when pessimism dominates, prices ...

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