ab analytical servicesAlan Brochstein, CFA submits:

Yesterday was the 4th of July, which ranks right up there with Thanksgiving at the top of my list of favorite holidays. This is a day where we celebrate the freedom in our country that we still enjoy after declaring our independence 233 years ago. Political freedom is a value that we typically associate with countries in which the entrepreneurial spirit thrives and the economy grows. We shouldn’t take our freedom for granted, as most people on our planet still don’t enjoy the opportunities that we do.

It is exciting, however, to see individual rights improving for many in lesser developed countries, as we can expect these new-found freedoms to help them improve their standards of living in coming decades. So, to all my fellow Americans, I wish you a Happy 4th, and to those who don’t yet enjoy political and economic freedom, I offer my wishes for improvement in those areas.

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