Jeremy Grantham:
The central truth of the investment business is that investment behavior is driven by career risk. In the professional investment business we are all agents, managing other peoples’ money. The prime directive, as Keynes knew so well, is first and last to keep your job. To do this, he explained that you must never, ever be wrong on your own. To prevent this calamity, professional investors pay ruthless attention to what other investors in general are doing. The great majority “go with the flow,” either completely or partially.
True. Not wise when the outliers hit.
April 19th, 2012 at 6:03 am
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/jeremy-grantham-explains-how-survive-betting-against-bull-market-irrationality