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Alex Pollock

Distinguished Senior Fellow, R Street Institute

Alex J. Pollock is a distinguished senior fellow at the R Street Institute in Washington, DC and is the author of Finance and Philosophy (2018). He was president and CEO of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago 1991-2004.

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Why Did Isaac Newton Lose His Shirt in Financial Speculation? Author Alex Pollock Explains.

Article By Lynn Parramore | Nov 4, 2019

Trying to predict the financial future is a fool’s errand, even for a genius