Charlie Chaplin beat Wall Street in 1929

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In Charlie Chaplin's autobiography I found a tramp-turned investor who refused to follow the Wall Street herd into a financial slaughterhouse---the stock market of 1929. 

No wonder the legendary comedian had the last laugh. 

A self-made man, Chaplin was committed to a lifelong journey of acquiring investment knowledge and wisdom.

What had impressed Chaplin most was the book "Social Credit" (1924) by Major C.H. Douglas whose thesis was that boom or bust depended on the unemployment rates. How so? Well, in the final analysis, capital came out of wages. In other words, more capital would be gained when more wages were earned, and more capital would be depleted when more wages were lost.

To be employed or not to be employed, that's the question.

In 1928 there were 14 million Americans out of work despite an abundant supply of good news from Wall Street. Promptly Chaplin sold all his stocks and bonds for cash and fluid capital. Those who laughed at him ended up in tears or worse on Black Tuesday, October 29, 1929.


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• It was a mirage, after all. -renqiulan- ♂ 给 renqiulan 发送悄悄话 renqiulan 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 02/04/2024 postreply 21:03:35

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• Yes. -renqiulan- ♂ 给 renqiulan 发送悄悄话 renqiulan 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 02/04/2024 postreply 22:17:52

• In this case, no news was good news. -蓝灵- ♀ 给 蓝灵 发送悄悄话 蓝灵 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 02/04/2024 postreply 21:57:43

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• I wonder what's the secret of Chaplin's success as a tramp -蓝灵- ♀ 给 蓝灵 发送悄悄话 蓝灵 的博客首页 (23 bytes) () 02/04/2024 postreply 22:27:40

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• How did he charm his audience? -蓝灵- ♀ 给 蓝灵 发送悄悄话 蓝灵 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 02/04/2024 postreply 22:32:13

• He knew how to make his audience burst out laughing when the -renqiulan- ♂ 给 renqiulan 发送悄悄话 renqiulan 的博客首页 (63 bytes) () 02/04/2024 postreply 22:34:36

• But people were in tough times. -蓝灵- ♀ 给 蓝灵 发送悄悄话 蓝灵 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 02/04/2024 postreply 22:39:15

• Charlie let them project their pains and hopes on him. -renqiulan- ♂ 给 renqiulan 发送悄悄话 renqiulan 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 02/04/2024 postreply 22:45:02

• A good laugh is not a bad idea, I guess. -蓝灵- ♀ 给 蓝灵 发送悄悄话 蓝灵 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 02/04/2024 postreply 22:47:38

• I couldn't have said it better myself. Thanks, 蓝灵！ -renqiulan- ♂ 给 renqiulan 发送悄悄话 renqiulan 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 02/04/2024 postreply 22:51:32

• Haha! You're too humble to let praise go to your head. -蓝灵- ♀ 给 蓝灵 发送悄悄话 蓝灵 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 02/04/2024 postreply 22:54:28

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• Your humility is beyond cure. Good night, renqiulan! -蓝灵- ♀ 给 蓝灵 发送悄悄话 蓝灵 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 02/04/2024 postreply 23:00:32

• I like your brutal honesty. Goodnight, 蓝灵！ -renqiulan- ♂ 给 renqiulan 发送悄悄话 renqiulan 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 02/04/2024 postreply 23:03:19

• Chaplin must he a very wise man to make the right decision! -暖冬cool夏- ♀ 给 暖冬cool夏 发送悄悄话 暖冬cool夏 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 02/06/2024 postreply 20:41:06

• Thank you, 暖冬！Yes, in all fairness, Chaplin was a -renqiulan- ♂ 给 renqiulan 发送悄悄话 renqiulan 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 02/07/2024 postreply 08:27:47

• well-read investor with well-thought-out plans. -renqiulan- ♂ 给 renqiulan 发送悄悄话 renqiulan 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 02/07/2024 postreply 08:29:42

• Thanks for sharing! -暖冬cool夏- ♀ 给 暖冬cool夏 发送悄悄话 暖冬cool夏 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 02/06/2024 postreply 20:41:42

• You're welcome! -renqiulan- ♂ 给 renqiulan 发送悄悄话 renqiulan 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 02/07/2024 postreply 08:30:09

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