IndependentInvestor Newsletter 081C of 24 01 2010 

Today's quote: We grew fine for 30 years after World War II with a much smaller financial sector. I think if we tax and regulate the sector, we can replace it with other, more productive uses of resources – everything from manufacturing to health care. Paul Krugman

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This week we discuss at the 2010 MEDAC annual conference.

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IndependentInvestor attends the MEDAC annual conference

The MEDAC (the Quebec-based association for the education and defense of shareholders) held its annual conference January 23, 2010 in Montreal. We were honored to have been invited to participate in a roundtable discussion and to give our views as an observer of financial markets on the recent evolution of shareholders' rights

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