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Evidence suggests stocks are insulated against surprises and less able to reflect fundamentals because of passive investment flows. Read in.

In the intricate tapestry of the global economy, family companies often remain the unsung heroes, constituting over 90% of businesses.

More than 90% of all companies are family companies and a third of companies in S&P 500 index have a family element. Yet thanks to a combination of demographics and changing social mores, many family firms now face the ultimate threat to their survival: a shortage of heirs. The best family firms are not just engines of progress and innovation, but are repositories of public trust

Passive investment, celebrated for its simplicity and loved by users, is causing a stir in the financial landscape.

(Archived document, may contain errors) 691 February 16,1989 TEN s ABOUT IlEvERAGED BUYOUTS Thomas M. Humbert John M. Olin Fellow ITEM: October 15,19 87. Ways and Means Committee approves a $12 billion tax bill denying the tax deductibility of interest expense for borrowing to undertake what are called hostile acquisitions of corporations. ITEM: October 16,19

Learn more about "Made in America" protectionism, as well as industrial policy related to US manufacturing tax treatment (American manufacturing).