Why investment bubbles are necessary

The world of investment is changing and Justice Litle has come up with a mental model to describe its new state: punctutated bubbleibrium. Here he explains what it is - and how bubbles help markets to evolve.

Here and now, in the first decade of the 21st century, we are truly living in tumultuous times. All you have to do is glance at a newspaper to see this is true.

As Chairman Mao once said, "There is great disorder under heaven. The situation is excellent." I believe that in the past 50 years, and perhaps the past century, there has hardly been a better chance to amass a great fortune. Or to lose one.

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