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I agree that ethnicity and race are not the only causes of friction. However, they are major cause of friction. If you doubt this, open your eyes. Half the places people are butchering each other around the world it is due to some form of ethnic conflict. Look at the peaceful, prosperous...

"Liberal democracy" doesn't deny a right to the cultural identity to a people, or the right of that people to their land. " I think the rule is all countries have a right to a cultural identity except for White, European Christian societies. For most of USA history this was our...

Chicago, Thanks for following up. Just curious, in your experience what level of commission revenue (what range) will get a broker interested in selling a program? Lets say it is a 100K account. Thanks all for your contributions.

All viewpoints are welcome, wise-man, idiot and all in between. Mr. King, What is your perspective?

I would love to hear from anyone who has a more detailed opinion on this issue, from any economic/political/strategic angle.

touché Mr. King. Your fastidious zeal has left me speechless. Thank you for your contributions.

Mr. King: Posting the full text is a subjective preference. By the way: Do you prefer your Ice cream in a cone or dish?

Lessons we learned from previous missteps helped us. Years earlier, when Intel’s business consisted of making memory chips, we hesitated to add manufacturing capacity, not being sure about the market demand in years to come. Our Japanese competitors didn’t hesitate: They built the plants...

10-to-1 Ratio Until a recent spate of suicides at Foxconn’s giant factory complex in Shenzhen, China, few Americans had heard of the company. But most know the products it makes: computers for Dell and HP, Nokia Oyj cell phones, Microsoft Xbox 360 consoles, Intel motherboards, and countless...

Highly recommend reading this entire article. Short term greed has lead to the destruction of America's Industry. Our whore politicians and the cronies who paid them off have led the way...

This is not true.

Not sure if anyone mentioned it, but one flaw in the college vs. no college debate is that it does not control for intelligence. The average IQ of college graduates is substantially higher than non-graduates. When you look at the IQ of elite school graduates, it is leaps and bounds above...

Ok from the recent posts I think we have some solid insights or reenforcement of general principles: From "the1" we have: "The pattern of chasing returns and bailing on drawdown became so predicitable I had to have one-on-one discussions with investors and put every new investor through...

"Investors need to be screened just as they screen managers" The ideal investor is one who is on board for the longer term and not going to yank funds on the first drawdown. They are not looking to "trade managers" but rather to invest with a manager. That is how i see it.

I see Mr. King has offered up more of his Wisdom. Would be happy to hear from others. Any new or "emerging" CTA's care to chime in? Chicago, i would be interested in learning about the insights you gained on both the brokerage and CTA end of the business.

Practically speaking one must distinguish between where productivity will come from and where employment will come from. They are no longer the same thing. Productivity will come from innovation and technology, and those able to build or maintain these things. It will also come from those...

Michael, Thank your for adding your thoughts to the discussion. I would say I used the term CTA to refer to both a type of business as well as an industry, in the same way one could discuss the Restaurant industry without mentioning the specific cuisine being offered. Certainly...

Those who mentioned they are CTAs. Are you interested in telling us about your business? How are you reaching out to customers? Are you using the "standard" channels? Are you doing any of your own marketing? What type of program do you offer? What type of return profile are you...

Certainly Mr. King has much wisdom to share if he chooses too, and I think Chicago CTA's experiences are valid as well. All perspectives are welcome.

Some good replies thank you to all who responded. I think the biggest source of losses for investors might be the structure of the industry itself, which does not really line up with having investor profits as a primary objective. (This might be completely justified in the broader sense...