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Great Depression Not Imminent, But Inevitable

From Boubou:

"One reason many of us have lost so much money is the reluctance on the part of government and finance spokesmen to tell the truth in bad times."

Right. I'm sure you would have lost a whole lot less money if the government had come up one day and said "ok, things are bad, you all should sell now before things get worse.".

Great Depression Not Imminent, But Inevitable

From Boubou:

"One reason many of us have lost so much money is the reluctance on the part of government and finance spokesmen to tell the truth in bad times."

Right. I'm sure you would have lost a whole lot less money if the government had come up one day and said "ok, things are bad, you all should sell now before things get worse.".

Emerging Markets: An Increasingly Poor Bet?

You seem to make a point that this investment is a poor value because now even your dentist knows about it.

It seems debatable to me if getting financial advice from a random blogger on the internet vs. my dentist is actually any better.

I can't find any subtantial research in this article apart from a posting of P/Es for (only a fraction) of countries that represent emerging markets and even then a 5-10 point P/E gap is hardly a reason to avoid a country altogether.