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		kevando on Sept 6, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: 16 Major Firms May Have Received Early Data From T... http://www.jamesaltucher.com/2011/04/10-reasons-you-should-n... I know, right. James Altucher has a great post on this, especially like his #3

raverbashing on Sept 6, 2013 [–]

#5 is more to the point

All credit rating companies give it a good score

All auditing companies agree it's going great

All numbers look good

All "market analysts" recommend it

And then it implodes.

Remember what happens when you don't know who the fool on the tables is.

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