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Investing in a world of intervention

By Prieur du Plessis, on December 9th, 2008 posted in: Guest Bloggers, Investment, Markets, Money

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Referring to the almost daily government interventions in the economy and financial markets, guest contributor Bennet Sedacca said: ” … free markets are no longer free; rather, they are markets that have outside influences that seem random and deem our heretofore disciplines moot.” This post discusses how one should invest in a world of intervention. [...]

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