| 09.01.2009 - Why futures markets are important |
| From Fool: Investing fads run in cycles. Before the late 1990s, relatively few people had their own brokerage accounts; the mutual fund was the investment of choice for the investing masses and was sufficient to meet most of their needs. As the Internet bubble inflated, suddenly everyone was talking about the prospects of their favorite brand-new tech stock, and technology centers like Silicon Valley, Seattle, and Austin found themselves awash in cheap money..... Full Article: Source |