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Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing

Motley Fool Money: 05.06.2011

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing

The Motley Fool

Investing, Business

4.33.1K Ratings

🗓️ 4 May 2011

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

What does the death of Osama bin Laden mean for investors? What was the most surprising thing about this year's Berkshire Hathaway meeting? Will thinking like an economist really improve your marriage? We tackle those questions and talk about the business of Buffett with Lou Ann Lofton, author of Warren Buffett Invests Like a Girl: And Why You Should, Too.  Plus, Spousonomics author Jenny Anderson explains how using economics can help you improve your marriage. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Everybody needs money. That's why they call it money.

0:08.0

From full global headquarters, this is Motley Full Money.

0:19.0

Welcome to Motley Full Money. Thanks for being here.

0:21.0

I'm your host, Chris Hill, and I'm joined by Motley Full,

0:23.0

Senior Analyst, Seth Jason, James Early, and Ron Gross.

0:26.0

Guys, good to see you. Good to see you.

0:28.0

We're going to take a bit of a step back this week

0:30.0

and talk about investing strategies,

0:32.0

because we have to start with the week's big news.

0:35.0

And that is, of course, the deaths of Osama bin Laden.

0:38.0

Ron Gross, I will start with you.

0:40.0

Obviously, this is a business show.

0:42.0

So, what does news like this mean for the markets?

0:45.0

What does it mean for investors?

0:47.0

Okay, I don't think I'll go down to a company-specific type of, you know, thesis.

0:51.0

I think in general, we should focus on the fact that the markets,

0:54.0

the thing the market's hate most is uncertainty,

0:56.0

and terrorism being perhaps the biggest uncertainty out there.

1:00.0

So, when things like this happen, it serves to dampen down

1:03.0

in some of the uncertainty, although it could increase in the short term

1:06.0

even more than it was yesterday.

1:08.0

But in the longer term, the safer the world is,

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