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I think the author makes a good point. The act of managing an index means there will always be market makers buying and selling the underlying securities. The fact that there are index funds means that this "activity" isn't going away. So, there is …
This whole situation has been bizarre. Sears is being run into the ground by their hedge fund owner/operate Eddie Lampert. He doesn't seem to be able to remove his ego from the whole situation and thinks he can take a fledgling brand and turn it int…
