14 May 2000 - what goes down

The Central Intelligence Agency, with its mission of passing information to headquarters, has always believed that what goes down must come up. Inspired by the example, stock investors, passing intelligence to their hindquarters, have done ’em one better. Every time stock market wealth evaporates, in a process known as volatility, the players pour more in—and presto! There’s more! The CIA could only wish to run such a successful Ponzi scheme.