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Bernardo de La Paz

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7. It's a reference to Alan Greenspan

Reply to madinmaryland (Reply #6)

Fri Sep 19, 2025, 05:35 PM

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irrational_exuberance

I'm a bit of a contrarian, so I note when markets get a bit frothy. Signs such as overweighted in a few stocks, IPOs that jump way above their offering prices, ridiculous CEO compensation, heightened merger & acquisition activity, that digital coin company that jumped 4,000 %, "buy the dip" advice, and more I can't call to mind.

Yes, Senator Rick is known for his mixtures.

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It's a reference to Alan Greenspan Bernardo de La Paz Friday #7

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