It’s fair to say that most investors today understand that the global economy runs in boom and bust cycles. Lately, for example, it seems that whenever a technology startup is bought for billions, be it Instagram, Yammer, Viber, Waze, Tumblr, or Whatsapp, financial analysts predict another bubble in the making. We’ve had the 2008 recession, the tech bubble bursting in 2000, and now Robert Shiller, author of Irrational Exuberance, is worried about the next bubble. With the threat of investment bubbles bursting more frequently, how can you keep cool under fire and bridge the gap between perception and reality in order ... (full story)