Did the Markets Just Have a "Rosebud" Moment?

Produced in 1941, the movie Citizen Kane is heralded as one of the best movies ever made. It was one of the first films to depict the American Dream, and materialism, as less than desirable and therefore causes one to contemplate what actually constitutes “a life.” Indeed, as a child, the central character, Charles Foster Kane, is living in rural Colorado in a boarding house run by his mother (Mary). Kane is happy and content in the idyllic snow-swept setting riding his sled “Rosebud.” Then, in lieu of rent, one of the tenants gives Mary stock certificates that turn out to be shares in a working gold mine. Suddenly finding herself rich, she decides to send her son off to be raised by her banker, Thatcher, in an attempt to teach Charles the finer things in life
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