{"id":5170,"date":"2012-08-10T16:28:08","date_gmt":"2012-08-10T20:28:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/goldstocksforex.com\/?p=5170"},"modified":"2012-08-10T16:28:08","modified_gmt":"2012-08-10T20:28:08","slug":"the-ascent-of-money-niall-ferguson-episode-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2012\/08\/10\/the-ascent-of-money-niall-ferguson-episode-3\/","title":{"rendered":"The Ascent of Money: Niall Ferguson &#124; Episode 3"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Third episode &#8212; RISKY BUSINESS &#8212; of a four-part series THE ASCENT OF MONEY. 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