The Ledger

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Assertion Not checkable as stated
Charlie Munger told Zweig he fears the loss of media oligopolies
“Charlie Munger told me last year when I was at the Daily Journal meeting in Los Angeles that he really fears for the future of the Republic, as he puts it that newspapers like the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times no longer have the, I guess I would s…”
Jason Zweig Oct 19, 2015 ▶ 9:55 #4 Jason Zweig: Elevate Your Financial IQ
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Zweig: Institutional investors were completely sidelined during the 2008 financial crisis
“And, you know, the last time individual investors could Have a powerful valid answer to those questions was during the 2008, 2009 crisis when institutional investors were completely sidelined. Because they could not summon the liquidity in the midst of massive…”
Jason Zweig Oct 19, 2015 ▶ 30:47 #4 Jason Zweig: Elevate Your Financial IQ
Assertion Supported
Zweig: The average historical return for retail IPO buyers is rotten
“Instead of letting somebody tell you it's the next Google, you have to ask yourself, what's the average experience of people who have bought IPOs? The answer is it's rotten.”
Jason Zweig Oct 19, 2015 ▶ 29:41 #4 Jason Zweig: Elevate Your Financial IQ
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