So in retrospect, what did we get? Besides another week older and deeper in debt? Nothing much changed, except that each week closer to a major sovereign state or bank default that will eventually happen, without any mechanism in place to prevent that default from causing an ever spreading wave of defaults that quickly moves beyond our means to control. SPECIAL ALERT- Coming Podcast and Transcript:The Basic What, Why, and How of Attaining Currency Diversification Most people have almost everything tied to just one or 2 currencies - that's probably the most widespread investor mistake. Here's an intro to avoiding it. ... (full story)