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So if you have some money that you\u2019ve invested \u2013 or don\u2019t \u2013 Paul B. Farrell says you\u2019ve made the wrong call in \u201cThe Ultimate Zen Koan: Every Investment Strategy is Flawed So What To Do?\u201d <\/a><\/p>\n

Farrell says there\u2019s nothing you can do.<\/p>\n

What impact will this have on dharma and dharma centers?<\/p>\n

Donations will dry up in a hurry if this guy is right. And it could be real soon. And then there\u2019s our personal situations.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m no expert having read all of three books on the subject but it seems possible that this gloom and doom scenario is our near term future. Even Ben Bernacke seems to think so.<\/p>\n

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