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by Jeff Troutner, February 28, 2012
Back in the spring of 2009 I was approached by a middle-class investor in a panic. She had dumped all her stocks in the fall of 2008, following the Lehman Brothers collapse. She just couldn't stand watching her life's savings evaporate before her eyes. By the time we spoke, the stock market had already rallied sharply, but she was too afraid to jump back in. She just didn't trust it. I couldn't coax her. She was terrified.
It's a typical story, and the results are plain to see. Last week, the Dow Jones Industrial Average hit 13000 for the first time since the crash. It has recovered most of the ground lost from the peak. When you include dividends, someone who invested on the day before Lehman collapsed is now up a remarkable 18%. If they invested at the lows three years ago, they have doubled their money.
Read more in SmartMoney here.
by Jeff Troutner, February 10, 2012
Peter Schweizer, reason.com
During the financial crisis in the fall of 2008, Buffett became an important symbol on television. He filled the role of fiscal adult, a responsible father figure in the midst of irresponsible Wall Street speculators. While pushing for calm and advocating specific market interventions in both public and private, however, he was also investing (sometimes quietly) so he could profit once his policy advice was implemented. This put Buffett in the position of being both Baptist and bootlegger, praised for his moral character while shaking his finger all the way to the bank.
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