People keep themselves in the dark concerning how to invest their money.

"Greed of stock market investment companies" is small compared to the "get rich quick" greed of most investors who have been playing numbers with tulip bulbs, South Sea schemes, lotteries, and horse tracks.

Stock markets are a long, slow, reliable way to earn a steady 9% on your money. Been true for 180 years. Softly softly catchee monkey.

You guys are going to start WW3 if you persist in this 200 year old addiction of screwing around with central Asian border disputes. Talk about affecting investments.....!