From: Thomas Jr., Landon [i | Sent: 10/19/2016 1:47:35 PM To: jeffrey E. [[email protected]] Subject: Re: Saudi money Importance: — High what is your back of the envelope guess as to much saudi money tied up in such funds? On Wed, Oct 19, 2016 at 9:43 AM, jeffrey E. <[email protected]> wrote: most of the saudi money is tied up in pe funds. no withdrawals allowed . and im not seeing much in the secondary market. . blackrock is more money market , more like custodian than investor . On Wed, Oct 19, 2016 at 9:41 AM, Thomas Jr., Landon {> wrote: Interesting. CEO of big finance form told me that Saudis (SAMA) have withdrawn $200 billion that has been parked with usual suspects over past year or so. That number seem in line with what you know? On Tue, Oct 18, 2016 at 7:04 AM, jeffrey E. <[email protected]> wrote: words that you to refer to one thing, USA. the stock market / the Royal family, . are no longer very useful. In politics the USA meant the white house. now there is pentagon. cia, state, and congress in addition, each feels empowered to act more independantly. stock market even intech, needs bio tech, consuner tech. infrastrucrue tech. etc. same with Royal family, there are 20k members of a tribe. called the royal family, the words are misleading. if your article is focused on bin salman, or the very top. no one is wondering where they can find the local costco... _ but they are aware that a message needs to be sent to their population , regarding the next 20 years, social media, and the selfie crowds post the best of everything, their cutest pictures the amazing food , the luxury resorts. the masses see these things and as the difference between expectations and reality widen, the anger grows. trump has tapped in. with the passage of the 9 11 saudi bill, unlike the french revolution where it was the people of france that revolted against their own aristocracty, with the internet and globalization of discontect it is now the americans that can revolt