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Don't gaurantee a certain return. I think many investors are on to this sales pitch (or should be at least).

This is blatenly obvious to me as well...........................

Recession might be ending right now (or maybe not), but that does not mean you should buy stock right now. Markets already discounted the end of the recession IMO.

Ummmm...no it's not.

Existing home sales: http://www.realtor.org/press_room/news_releases/2009/07/sales_up

Area specific for sure. But the original comment made that I took exception to was that houses are sitting there unsold without any buyers, but that is not true. In many areas, prices have declined so much that there is indeed buyers. Sometimes many buyers. No buyers @ pre crash prices, of...

Regardless of price, the comment I responded to originally was that houses are not selling; just sitting there without buyers. But that's not true. There are many buyers. Just no buyers that want to pay pre-crash prices (obivously).

No need to imagine because it's not reality. Reality is government involvment. All else is irrelevant to me making money.

Your "buy the dip" strategy...would that be the same "buy the dip" strategy you employed last fall as well?

Because it's entertaining. Do you like entertainment?

Who is the first broad?

Hilarious. Great analogy.

Laugh indeed. Also laugh at those who are screaming for the Fed to increase rates and buy gold for fear of hyperinflation. We are nowhere near that point yet.

I heard on the radio this morning that they plan to use him as a second or third string - at least at the beginning of the season.

With a system like this, the OP will be the richest human being in the world in no time!

This is not true. Existing home sales are trending upwards due to the fire sale prices being experienced in many areas.

But if those commodities are denominated in major currencies, and you are bearish on major currencies, logic would dictate thatt the value of those commodities would decrease as well.

Forward P/E is the only P/E that matters. That's why a company can produce a good quarter with good numbers, but the stock gets smashed when they lower guidance. Historical P/E is just that, historical.

This is true. Operating earnings are supposed to be the core earnings power of the company. Stocks are "supposed" to reflect the actual earnings power of the company. This does not include write-offs and other one time related items.

If they leave energy out to understate inflation, then why do they also leave it out when energy prices decline? If they're fudging the numbers to show low inflation, surely they would want to include it at that time.