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What do you make of the stock market's rise and the dollar's fall? I'm optimistic on the market. I think the economy has caught a huge break with low interest rates, which are really going to make a difference. While the weaker dollar is obviously a concern, it's helping exports to remain strong. At the end of the day, though, it's low interest rates that matter more to the stock market.(See the top 10 scared stock traders...
There's another point I'd mention: There's a lot of cash on the sidelines, both at the individual level and the institutional level. At some point, all this cash has got to go to work, and I think that's what you're seeing [in the market rally.](See pictures from the crash...
Where do you see market vulnerabilities? Near term, I don't think you're going to see much change. I think you'll see both fixed-income and commodities markets continue to be strong...
...talking in the next six months or much longer? I think we're talking 18 months, maybe two years down the road. People are still talking about deflation; you're still looking at low labor costs, high unemployment and a slow recovery. Inflation will probably come, but not for a while...
Actually, come to think of it, the foreign provenance of Ranger Cookies isn't that big of a deal in the larger scheme of things. At first, FlyBy was upset to learn that they weren't a sustainable, local crop like squash or whatever, but it turns out that these cookies are pretty darn delicious, and FlyBy will take whatever it can get in that department, especially here at Harvard...