There are different kinds of speculative investments, such as real estate, fine artworks, precious metals, stock shares, bonds, derivatives, and other financial investments. Although there
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The Financial Equivalent of Snake Oil
In the history of the United States, there were travelling salesmen who sold a variety of different tonics, potions, powders, syrups, pills, and other remedies
Speculation Fever: The Alchemy of Making Money from Money
In a word, the great speculating fever which breaks out every now and then in the country, had raged to an alarming degree, and everybody
Greed is Bad
In the movie Wall Street, the director sought to present to viewers a modern-day parable illustrating the harmful effects of greed. By portraying the protagonist,
