Strange behavior is not limited to Wall Street. Brad Klontz, a financial psychologist in Hawaii and partner in Klontz Kahler, a financial therapy and planning firm, said someone he worked with had liquidated his portfolio, put the money into gold and silver and bought a safe to store the bullion. This person, he says, is considering buying an assault rifle to protect his wealth. “If it really got down to that point it would be total anarchy, and there would be nothing you could do,” Mr. Klontz said. “And this is a really smart guy.”
