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# [3/7/12 – Rather Pleased with This . . .](https://blog.commonwealth.com/independent-market-observer/2013/03/07/3712-rather-pleased-with-this)

 Written by [Brad McMillan, CFA®, CFP®](https://blog.commonwealth.com/independent-market-observer/author/brad-mcmillan-cfa-caia-mai) | Mar 7, 2013 5:03:46 PM

Recently, I was invited by the CFA Institute to contribute some thoughts to a discussion of investment versus speculation and how you can tell them apart. My commentary was published, and I’ve received some very nice feedback on it. [You can read it here](http://blogs.cfainstitute.org/insideinvesting/2013/03/04/investment-vs-speculation-using-the-minsky-criteria/).

 

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