Investors will mistakenly think falling stock prices are bad.

投资者总是错误地认为股价股价下跌是坏事。

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Although stock prices and earnings move up and down violently, dividends have been more reliable, typically falling from the peak of a cycle to its trough by only one-tenth in real terms.

尽管股票价格和收益上下波动的很厉害，但是红利是比较稳定可靠的，按实值计算从波峰跌落到波谷也就十分之一的差距。

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And a rise in the money stock will necessarily impair the exchange value of money - either by raising prices or by preventing prices from falling.

而货币存量的上升必然会通过提高价格或阻止价格下跌而损害货币交换价值。

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Dividends provide the comfort of an income stream and cushion against falling stock prices.

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Buffett and Munger care not a whit for the direction of the market, other than to revel in the opportunities afforded by falling stock prices.

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But myths and misperceptions aside, how are companies run by women doing in terms of the ultimate yardstick of success: rising or falling stock prices?

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