Without this information, investors may fall under a false impression that IP is more profitable than it truly is and could lead investors to over-weight IP in their portfolio.
The Fall of 2008 left such an impression in the minds of the financial community that traders, investors and fund managers alike are in various stages of panic for fear of extreme losses.
The Fed has thereby fostered the impression that it will slash interest rates when share prices fall sharply, but not increase rates when they shoot up.