He correctly pointed out that it’s been the rare bird who’s not missed the major moves of our economy, whether recently or the last few decades. One man who hasn’t, is Max Whitmore, who happily reminds me much of Ben’s traditionally humble persona.

Max has called every major move since LBJ was in office. He called this current Wall Street rally back in July.

I’ve relearned what you’ve learned, Lani. Also, that when crunch time arrives, it tends to act as the furnace that either tempers our inner steel, makin’ us stronger, or burns away the paper mache fantasy folks construct to fool the outside world.