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the other hand, investments in large companies that many considered to
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as well, that the price of stock varies based on group psychology, not
objective facts. That situation provides opportunity for an independent
thinker. I made it a habit of measuring the results achieved in my IRA
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Average, which is commonly used as the stock market criterion, is not
a good measure because it is limited to 30 stocks. One warning: never
rely on tips on the stock market.
The politics and current events were an everyday basis for dis-
cussion around our familys dinner table as I grew up. Ideas, policies
and personalities were discussed regularly. I recall hurrying home from
school on Friday afternoons in order to read Time magazine, which ar-
rived in the Friday afternoon mail. (In those years, Time was truly the
national news magazine and had a much higher informative value than
it does at present). In 1956 and onward, I read The Economist, which
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and retirement gave me even more opportunities to do so. I am mostly
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Sometimes I get the impression from younger generations that
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1934 Senator William H. King was scheduled to speak one Sunday af-
ternoon at the Eastern Orthodox Church in Salt Lake City. Greeks from
all over the Valley assembled to hear him. The meeting was held in a
large hall beneath the chapel. Dad took me with him. Senator King had
recently visited Greece and he reported on the conditions in the Old
Country to a massed audience of Greek men. Senator King delivered
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cian who could duplicate that feat!
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ette after its incorporation. He served four years on the council and I re-
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