reminds me of the speech by the teldar paper CEO comparing his company's leverage to that of 'some piss poor South American country'.
oh how things change. the 'piss poor' '3rd world' countries are now awash in cash, have budget surpluses, and we're the piss poor country. amazing how helicopter ben doesn't listen to his own speeches.
i can't recall of a time in my now, gulp, 29 years of investing where i've had a sick feeling in my stomach after something like a fed decision. it seriously makes me think i should go back to being a registered financial advisor and focus on helping the majority of American's, who have no clue about the personal impact they are going to feel over the years as the $ devalues, diversify into assets in other currencies. NOBODY in financial planning even talks about it beyond buying an international ETF. seems like a greenfield area....