With many American stocks still quite appealing on a valuation basis, and Washington steadily expanding the monetary base in an attempt to support the labor market, high net worth individuals might be well served in the long run to carefully adjust their portfolios sooner rather than later.

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But, they were able to adjust enough so there will be a long run.

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For there is a price to pay for more security and greater job protection: a slowness to adjust and innovate that means, in the long run, less growth.

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We may need to adjust our regulation of the old capitalist model to make it run smoothly, but we don't throw that model away.

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