Hi again, Fallible. I've been checking the archives for a copy of Jason Zweig's more personal thoughts on Jonathan's passing, and it finally appeared. Your comments came to mind because Jason catalogs in some detail the various fallacies Jonathan railed against.The words of Christine Benz in particular remind me of what it was like to discover Jonathan Clements and his WSJ column in the '90s - his "fearlessness, his willingness to speak truth to power," and how he "railed against brokerage firms and asset managers peddling the investment du jour, even though many of them doubtless were Wall Street Journal advertisers. Rather cheekily, as someone on the Journal’s payroll, he also criticized the financial media for parroting Wall Street jargon and pinning deep meaning on daily market gyrations."
One more lengthy and loving tribute:
Saying Goodbye to the WSJ’s Jonathan Clements (A fond farewell from Jason Zweig and our readers to a gifted writer)
Here's an archived copy of the obituary Jason wrote, as the "permalink" provided earlier has disappeared behind a paywall:
Jonathan Clements, Longtime WSJ Columnist, Dies at 62
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