Most people might just as w... by Merton Miller, an American Economist

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“Most people might just as well buy a share of the whole market, which pools all the information, than delude themselves into thinking they know something the market doesn't.”

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Name: Merton Miller

Nationality: American

Date of Birth: May 16, 1923

Date of Death: Jun 3, 2000

Profession: Economist

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I can't speak for them, of course, but I believe that most economists would accept the view that, while you sometimes can make a score by sheer luck, you can't do it constantly, unless you're willing to put the resources in.

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What counts is what you do with your money, not where it came from.

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I was born in Boston, Massachusetts on May 16, 1923, the only child of Joel and Sylvia Miller.

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Of course. I favor passive investing for most investors, because markets are amazingly successful devices for incorporating information into stock prices.

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My main interest, however, was in economics, not law.

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