The financial system has been operating under “Gresham’s Dynamic” for some time. This simply means that bad ethics drives out good ethics. Professor Black is both a professor of law and economics, and was a high level financial regulator.
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Dollars Distort Our Understanding of Wealth
Most investors measure wealth in dollars — but what if the ruler itself is shrinking? Since 2000, the S&P 500 is up nearly 5x in dollar terms, yet priced in

