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by Maggie Mahar


  Gingrich, Newt, 87, 143

  Ginnie Maes, 59

  Giuliani, Rudy, 76–77, 351

  Glassman, James, 20, 120

  Glauber, Robert, 352

  Global Crossing, 319–21, 348

  global cycles, 396

  Gloom, Boom and Doom Report (newsletter), 182, 355

  GNP, 62

  Goizueta, Robert, 145, 428n.42

  gold, 45, 214, 354, 355, 357, 375, 376–77, 444n.35

  as falling dollar hedge, 396

  Goldman Sachs, xix, 84, 142, 179, 186, 279, 285

  model portfolio, 298

  profits and culture of, 81–82

  See also Cohen, Abby Joseph; Einhorn, Steven

  Goodyear, 340, 379

  government bonds. See Treasuries Gramm, Phil, 131, 132–33

  Grant, James, 6, 13–14, 53, 58, 61, 182, 185, 190, 207, 243, 252, 256, 272, 371, 375, 413n.18

  alternative investments and, 396

  bearishness of, 313, 315, 342, 395

  on excess capacity, 258, 329

  on interest rate cuts, 94, 95, 323, 417–18n.37

  Grant, John, 43

  Grantham, Jeremy, 209, 258, 315, 326, 363, 365, 366, 370–71, 372, 380

  alternative investments and, 396

  on Bush debt-based economy, 395

  Grant’s Interest Rate Observer, 6, 53, 61, 182, 256, 413n.18

  Grasso, Richard, 352, 404–5n.33

  Great 401(k) Hoax, The (Wolman and Colamosca), 103, 419n.5

  Great Bull Market of 1982–99, 17–32, 48–60, 365

  aftermath (2000–03), 333–52

  aftermath (2003–04), 387–96

  background for, 35–47

  capital gains focus, 378

  Cohen as “Queen of,” 8, 9, 84, 86–87, 239–40

  as confidence game, 252

  conventional wisdom of, 353–54

  corporate culture and, 270–75

  Greek Chorus on, 53–58, 248, 280–81, 287, 314–16, 325, 341–42

  gurus of, 81–101, 240–48, 289–300, 341–42

  information excess, 175–92

  initial wariness on, 49–50

  intermissions in, 365

  international impact of, 19

  investor confidence, 31–32, 77

  junk bonds and, 52–53

  “little guy vs. pro” myths of, 72

  lottery aura, 17–21

  March 2000’s significance, xx, 324–26

  media fueling of, 21, 32, 153, 154–71

  momentum investing, 202, 203–8, 211, 228

  mutual funds, 15–16, 204–16

  as paper market, 307

  phase divisions, 48–49, 409n.1

  phase I, 49–60, 61–62, 76, 77, 88

  phase II, 73, 77, 85–101, 104–22, 145

  phase III, 8–13, 121, 153–74, 209–10, 239–65, 269–330, 378

  plebiscite analogy for, 20–21

  precedent of 1962–66 for, 8

  productivity and, 254–65

  skeptics on, 12–13, 15, 19–20

  timing of entry, 121, 334

  timing of exit, 215, 229–30, 287, 334

  true believers in, 167–71

  turning points, 121, 282–87, 401n.20

  value managers and, 213–16

  Washington and, 123–49, 244–53, 254, 322–24

  Great Depression (1930s), 30, 376

  greed, 4, 15, 31, 32, 61, 75, 76, 87

  Green, Timothy, 375

  Green, William, 446n.22

  Greenberg, Eric, 319

  Greenberg, Herb, 159, 180, 181, 184, 190, 315

  Greenspan, Alan, 32, 81, 83, 87–96, 128, 240, 244–48, 327–30

  background and career, 88–92

  constraints on, 252–53

  crash of 1973–74 and, 390–91

  critics of, 323–24

  economic recovery strategy, 391–92, 395

  on hedge fund regulation, 286

  “irrational exuberance” phrase, 53, 247, 248–50, 254, 286

  on New Economy, 254–55, 260, 261

  political skills, 88, 89, 91, 94, 328

  psychological power, 252, 263

  repudiation of bubble concerns, 251–53, 263, 286

  tax cut endorsement, 328, 329

  See also interest rates

  Green Tree Financial, 270

  Greer, Robert, 374

  Gross, Bill, 119, 255, 330, 371, 388, 396

  Gross Domestic Product. See GDP

  Grossman, Lawrence, 67, 413–14n.24

  growth funds, 27–28, 36–37, 314

  average annual turnover, 212

  continued investments in (2000), 325

  losses (2002), 333

  pension plans and, 225

  stock overlaps in, 302

  growth stocks, 41, 168, 210, 212, 406n.18

  brand names, 28, 209, 210, 301, 306

  misrepresented earnings, 270

  Vinik’s view of, 227

  Grubman, Jack, 97, 183, 190, 320, 344, 348

  Gulf War (1991), 85, 409n.1

  Gurley, Bill, 100–101

  Guttfreund, John, 136

  Haines, Mark, 30, 155, 156–58, 160, 180

  Hamilton, William Peter, 4

  Harvard Business School, 37, 41

  Harvard University, 245, 246, 255–56

  Hassett, Kevin, 20

  HCA (Hospital Corporation of America), 125

  Headley, Matthew, 221

  hedge funds, 57, 71, 166, 231, 279, 281, 283, 285–87

  Helyar, John, 53, 76

  Henry, William, 108

  herd mentality, 17–18, 21, 24, 32, 210–12, 215, 226, 288–303, 430n.3

  Herrlinger, David, 61

  Herrmann, Hank, 308

  Hersh, Seymour, 158

  Hewlett-Packard, 205, 259, 425n.24

  Hickey, Fred, 182, 185, 190, 315, 390

  Hirsch, Leon, 126

  Hoey, Richard, 156

  Hoffman, Abbie, 37

  home equity loans, 393

  Homestake Mining, 376

  Hong Kong, 260, 355

  housing market, 116, 329

  soaring values in, 392–93

  Houston Natural Gas, 319

  Hulbert, Mark, 170, 186–87, 189, 212, 315, 370, 399–400n.7, 455n.8

  IBM, 21, 40, 182, 207, 274, 425n.24

  stock performance, 26, 244, 259, 301, 305, 334, 387–88

  I bonds, 469n.62

  income statement, 177, 243, 275, 389

  index funds, 20, 186, 187, 209, 301, 333, 374–75

  individual investors, 17–32, 102–22

  aftermath of 1990s market and, 334–41

  analysts and, 10, 298–99

  bear market rallies and, 16, 366

  brokerage deregulation effects on, 182–83

  buy-and-hold strategy, 7, 21–24, 27, 294, 406n.18

  case stories, 105–8, 111–15, 121, 122, 211, 334–39

  continued trust in 2000, 325

  crash of 1987 effects on, 66–68, 72–73, 77, 86

  day trading by, 4

  demographics, 45–46, 114, 115, 333–34, 477–78

  dividend payments and, 378–81

  as drivers of 1990s market, 77, 93, 104–22, 210–12, 234, 335

  early 1980s caution, 51

  herd mentality, 17–18, 21, 24, 32, 210–12, 215, 226, 288–303, 430n.3

  information explosion and, 175–76, 184–85, 189–92

  in market of 2003–04, 388, 390, 391, 393

  Internet stocks and, 24, 289, 296–97, 334

  IPO market and, 24–25, 50

  long-term success key, 354

  losses (1968–74), 4, 40

  losses (2000), 27–29, 31

  losses (2002), 333–34

  market cycles and, 4, 7, 15, 16, 247, 354, 362–65, 384, 391

  as market newcomers, 113–21

  in market of 1982–87, 56–60

  in market of 1992–95, 118–22, 154, 335, 418

  in market of 1995–99, 15
4

  in market of 2003–04, 388, 390, 391, 393

  media buzz and, 166–67, 300

  momentum psychology, 209, 324

  motivations, 73, 116–18, 211–12

  New Money vs. Old Money behavior of, 43, 334, 382

  online trading, 257

  as own portfolio managers, 19–20, 185, 288–89, 334

  personal stock picks, 29–32, 185, 288–89, 297, 324, 334

  stock options’ costs to, 124, 132–33, 135, 136, 137

  stock-owning percentage, 18, 105

  timing and, 43, 44–45

  worst-case scenario, 368, 369

  See also investments; mutual funds; retirement plans

  inflation capital spending and, 59

  compounding and, 382, 383

  decline, 19, 47, 63, 75, 378

  deflation threat and, 260

  Greenspan policies, 92–93, 251, 260, 322, 327–28

  interest rates and, 91, 118, 315, 329

  investment hedges, 45, 109, 191, 396

  lowness in 1990s, 86, 87

  market cycle adjustment for, 2, 5, 6

  1970s rates, 109, 114–15, 315

  pension fixed payments and, 109

  as profit gouger, 47

  purchasing power and, 407n.23

  real asset investments and, 354

  real interest rates and, 392, 410nn.12, 13

  real returns and, 382–83, 407–8n.23, 423n.49

  stock prices and, 45, 49, 109, 264, 408n.25

  as takeover boom incentive, 51–52

  TIPS hedge against, 374, 383–84, 396, 469n.62

  information explosion, 175–92

  initial public offerings. See IPOs insider stock sales, 317–24, 390

  insider trading, 73, 75, 76, 86

  legality of insider stock sales vs., 318, 321

  stock options and, 126–27, 133

  Institutional Investor, 39, 158, 223

  analyst rankings, xix, xx, 206, 292, 295

  institutional investors

  analyst relationship, xix, xx, xxi, 183, 295

  bull market of 1960s and, 51

  bull market of 2004 and, 390, 395–96

  computerized block trading and, 67–68

  declining market forecasts and, 11

  Goldman Sachs and, 298

  independent researchers and, 182

  individual investor’s interests vs., 294–300

  IPO holding and, 24

  panic buying (1987) by, 63

  short sellers and, 55

  stock alternatives, 396

  Tice newsletter and, 178

  See also fund managers

  insurance companies, 59

  Intel, 106, 205, 259, 277, 289, 314, 327, 328, 387, 425n.24

  interest rates

  bull market and, 85, 104, 114, 392

  capital spending relationship, 85, 328–29

  as choice investment factor, 59, 85, 95, 114–15, 211

  compounding and, 367, 381–82

  debt/equity ratio and, 52–53, 85

  decline in (1991), 73, 86, 93

  Greenspan policies, 85, 86, 92–96, 114, 115, 251, 252, 286, 322, 323, 328–30, 392, 437–38n.37

  halving of long-term, 63

  highness in first half of 1980s, 59

  historical lowness of, 391, 392, 393

  inflation and, 91, 118, 315, 329

  investments and, 59, 85, 95, 104, 114–16, 211, 258, 328

  merger$acquisitions and, 52

  “Nifty Fifty” of 1990s and, 457n.33

  real, 410nn.12, 13

  real estate and, 376

  variable vs. fixed rate loans and, 393

  international capitalism, 19

  financial crises, 259–60, 263, 282, 284

  Internet, 25

  investment websites, 154, 166, 184, 196

  as market mania factor, 262

  online financial news, 161–62

  online trading, 18–19, 21, 182, 257, 295, 338

  pornography, 194–95, 198

  productivity and, 256–57

  server price wars, 194, 197, 199

  Internet stocks, 178, 218

  analyst’s importance to, xviii–xxii, 39, 290–94, 397n.3

  AOL case study, 193–202

  Blodget and, xviii, xx, 289–97, 299, 300, 347, 350

  fund managers and, 295–96

  individual investors and, 24, 289, 296–97, 334

  insider selling of, 319

  losses from, 113

  media views of, 26, 30

  Meeker and, xviii, xxi–xxii, 97, 100–101, 242, 296–97, 348–49, 455n.7

  as overvalued, xxi, 26, 297

  InterNorth, 319

  investment bankers, 97, 158, 207, 346

  analysts’ importance to, xix, xx, xxi, 10, 29, 183, 351

  bull market decline and, 10

  Goldman Sachs and, 81

  high salaries of, 96

  Internet start-ups and, xix

  IPO holdings and, 24–25, 325–26

  investment bankers

  leveraged buyouts and, 74, 183

  Morgan Stanley and, 97–101, 348–49

  as research influence, 10, 184

  technology stocks and, 98–99

  investments

  inflation hedges, 45, 109, 191, 396

 

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