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I hope you're kidding right? You're saying that it is the investors perogative to make sure the fund, that they risk hard-earned money on, doesn't break the law? I'm not advocating market timers either, we have it crappy in Toronto too, the OSC gave them a slap on the wrist. People should...

Financial community is small in toronto, so everybody knows everybody. These assholes will never work on the street again, and I hoep they go to jail, not exactly a bunch of standup guys.

My god Empee you read my mind, thanks for making my day... Back in grade skool I put down consultant on my biz cards, just coz "student" wasn't cool enuf... Basically though, the two are synonymous with unemployment... It all comes down to ego, especially with the opposite sex... we all...

I met a couple of nitwits in the Cali that thought investing in real estate was in thier words "a sure thing." Let's see, a mortgage in itself is a form of leverage, with 10% down a 3% decrease in your house means a loss of 30%.... They were so confident that prices could NOT fall. Is there some...

Ah yes, where are the client's yachts? So I'm in for a good rags-to-richs story. HOw'd you do it with the connectsions? that must've been some hard cold-calling...

It's kinda funny that you say that, since my title is accountant but I actually do very little accounting... When people ask I either say I'm an accountant if I'm too tired to explain, or I say "Well, I"m in securities custody" and then when they ask i say, "you know when you look in the...

a 50 plus 1 advantage would work wonders if you had the patience and next to zero commission. Granted with the competition in today's marketplace, commissions are not nearly as of a concern as before. I like to think of the market as a casino, tip the odds in your favor with a concrete edge...

I read a great article in a recent Fortune article about Rogers and the author really seemed to slant him favourably when it came to his teaming with Soros. They both worked their asses off and in the end it seemed as though it was Soros who just couldn't stand the constant pressure and workload...

DVB, sorry to hear about your situation. I'm relatively new to this myself and I've JUST broken in. It's tough I know... But I'm wondering if you've applied to be an investment advisor with the likes of Schwab or the other biggies... They hire a good chunk of people, and its hard, down to...