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Busted: 6 Economic Myths

On Myth 1: One factor that we should consider is paper loss vs real loss. On the stock market, I will guess a lot is paper loss. e.g. If I buy a stock at $1 12 months ago, it was $2 6 months ago, now it is back at $1. Yes there is an opportunately loss of $1. (too bad for the guy that brought at $2). But on the subprime, I will guess someone actually lend someone $2 and now he only getting $1 back.

Recent Intervention Helping the Shanghai Composite

Most government interven (good/bad, sometime even pepole expect them to). Some even force the government fund (pension plan..) to interven so the governing party might have a better chance to win an election. So guessing what the government will do (Fed/ other) look like is part of the game.