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To: Cynic 2005 who wrote (15578)	12/18/2008 7:05:28 AM
From: Real Man	3 Recommendations Read Replies (2) of 71475

Global risk managers who got their MBAs studying Black Scholes in detail and manipulating derivatives completely forgot that purchasing US treasuries ("risk free rate") at negative real yield leads to large losses. I think "some" investors remember. Things are very different from 1929-1935, since the dollar is no longer linked to gold. The Fed inflates at will, and that will they now have. Oh, my! Financial crises in floating currency world often culminate in currency crises. This is more of a rule for a financial crisis these days, rather than an exception. Oh, and this: <g> Almost 90% of the Dow's gain since 1963 is inflation. Over 80% of the Dow's gain since 1900 is inflation. nowandfutures.com

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