Making An Investment Decision Is Like Formulating

The Collapse Of The Global Marketplace Would Be A Traumatic Event With Unimaginable Consequences. Yet I Find It Easier To Imagine Than The Continuation Of The Present Regime.

There Is No Doubt That The Countries That Now Have A Very Large Debt Have Not Introduced The Kind Of Structural Reforms That Germany Did And Are Therefore At A Disadvantage. But The Problem Is That This Disadvantage Is Becoming Even More Pronounced Through The Punitive Policies In Place.

It Is Better To Have A Cat And Mouse Game Where The Cat Has The Upper Hand Than A Cat And Mouse Game Where The Mice Are Ruling. Because The Latter Means That The Market Participants Are Given Free Range. That Was Actually The Big Misconception Of Our National Hero Ronald Reagan, Who Always Talked About The Magic Of The Market.

I Contend That Financial Markets Never Reflect The Underlying Reality Accurately; They Always Distort It In Some Way Or Another And The Distortions Find Expression In Market Prices. Those Distortions Can, Occasionally, Find Ways To Affect The Fundamentals That Market Prices Are Supposed To Reflect.

Mankind's Ability To Understand And Control The Forces Of Nature Greatly Exceeds Our Ability To Govern Ourselves