So far, I am with Highthief on this the whole way...
The main issue today and in the future (unless it changes) is:
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...enormous executive compensation in public companies that is not tied to either performance or risk - like the guy from Lehman brothers who made off like a bandit (what $400 million?) when he got sacked.
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As long as there is no risk for these executives, they will continue to gamble and take unbalanced risks with other people's money. Their own financial security needs to be better tied to the fortunes of the businesses they run.