...Wall Street's increasing focus on short-term profits...
I'd love to see evidence of this fact.
To me, it certainly isn't obvious. There are various companies and products focused on profits at various stages. VC focuses on the long term. Assorted securitized consumer loan products (mortgage backed securities, etc) are also long term investment. HFT companies focus on the short term. There are various medium term investments as well.
Have you any evidence that there has been a shift from long term to short term investments?
VC focuses on the long term? Really? Where did you get that idea? What VCs do you know that aren't looking for 3-5 year complete "time horizons" for "liquidity events?"
I'd love to see evidence of this fact.
To me, it certainly isn't obvious. There are various companies and products focused on profits at various stages. VC focuses on the long term. Assorted securitized consumer loan products (mortgage backed securities, etc) are also long term investment. HFT companies focus on the short term. There are various medium term investments as well.
Have you any evidence that there has been a shift from long term to short term investments?
[edit: just curious, why am I being downmodded?]