> But he's done an excellent job of explaining it in layman's terms. I found myself on an emotional roller coaster whilst reading this piece - at moments I was enraged, then again at moments felt like I could suggest something that would solve the issues, and then felt a little "let's stick it to the man"-ish near the middle. Excellent writing...
Sigh... You are responding to rhetoric. That's why it's an emotional rollercoaster. Bad guys are identified and vilified, so you can feel like a righteous victim.
Markets tend to reflect overall sentiment and expectations about the real world. There are a lot of tricks that bad guys can play to defraud markets, but speculation is assuredly not one of them.
Sigh... You are responding to rhetoric. That's why it's an emotional rollercoaster. Bad guys are identified and vilified, so you can feel like a righteous victim.
Markets tend to reflect overall sentiment and expectations about the real world. There are a lot of tricks that bad guys can play to defraud markets, but speculation is assuredly not one of them.