Isaac Newton's involvement in the South Sea Bubble offers lessons on investment and speculation. ... but not the madness of men," Newton apparently said after he lost his fortune.

"Back in the spring of 1720, Sir Isaac Newton owned shares in the South Sea Company, the hottest stock in England. Sensing that the market was getting out of hand, ...

Isaac Newton was totally undone by the one investing mistake guaranteed to prevent you from achieving your goals. ... In terms of popularity, the South Sea Company was the Facebook Inc. ...

The greed that inflated the infamous South Sea Bubble is hard-wired in people, but we can choose to act rationally. ... And Sir Isaac Newton was only human, after all.

ISAAC NEWTON was born on Christmas Day, 1642 ; he died on March 20, 1727. His life extended over one of the most significant and exciting periods in British history. When he attended the small ...