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The more things change..... The more things seem to repeating themselves.... ie Severe emotions..... It does not matter what caused them.... Just know that they are there..... And true....it does not matter what impositions are placed on the exchange.... At the end of the...

Excellent Commentary as Usual ..................................................... One may view this strictly on a comparative basis as well...... Where would one go if the ratings were about the same to all other similar avenues..... To date ...the EURO ...has been the closest...

Very telling indeed.... Thank you

People love it when clothes are on sale...... People hate it when stocks are on sale.....

And many of these people have been very patient for years..... Many years of almost nothing.....and then faced with a severe loss ? The message is quite clear..... Good post.... ................................................ But... Greed will be back !!! And so will Fear...

Legal Largesse Even when times are lousy for the real capitalists.....the legal largesse sector will make a killing..... When a lot of $ is lost.....they are going to be booked with work for years to come..... You know the story.... Can you imagine..... ie old couple gets...

China down over 60%..... http://fidweek.econoday.com/reports/US/EN/New_York/resource_international/year/2008/weekly/38/index.html Decoupling, Globalization, Rational derivatives, Greenspan low rate theories.......30-60:1 leverage is ok because of the derivatives.....All Credit/No Savings...

http://www.aig.com/annuities-available-through-aig-companies_20_22079.html

Returning to a more logical, less levered , less credit driven economy is actually just what the US needs..... The market will find out what it can sustain on its own..... The current market identifies stupidity and erroneous thinking.....and then discovers its price..... The Bush...

This is the very reason that the SEC is an absolute joke.... The number one reason for their existance is transparency and fairness..... This is exactly what did not happen.... Why ? Because the legal largesse system presses its limits......SEC employees only make money when they...

Note how there is no media hype about the plight of annuities..... Fixed annuities only contain debt.....and the covenants only allow certain ratings...... Now think about it..... Now think about AIG....and others.... FDIC regarding capital has to go before Congress when Wamu...

Worse than the Ibank problem..... Just think of all the people depending on uninsured annuities....... Then think of AIG etc....

http://maoxian.com/archive/lehman-acquires-realtick/

These are all good points .....and the major objective is liquidity and transparency..... Usually valuation of the least liquid categories are reflected via bank stocks and debt.....and are a matter of history...... Perhaps the assets are simply categorized more clearly....and more of it...

Well now..... Money is money is money......it does not matter where or how it was obtained.... When assets are placed in the hands of the lawmaker and enforcer....this is a lot like having a sheriff in a small town that owns all of the businesses....The threat of the sheriff to the...

You could have summed your entire post up with more transparency ................................... Exactly right.... But there is a little more to it..... ................................................. There are few businesses that have changed more ...because of the...

Bear Stearns, Lehman, Merrill, Shearson, EFHutton, and others held on to antiquated business models for too long, and have/are paying the price..... The function of an investment bank is to instigate capital in its most efficient form possible in the form of debt and equity....label it...and...

you can have all the faith in this country you want, you can salute the flag and bleat patriotic mantras, but when you replace wealth creating traditions with wealth destroying habits, poverty is the result no matter who and where you are...

Gnome wrote.... Maybe. Maybe "hyper-inflation in an effort to prevent deflation"... bad, regardless. .................................................... One would think that the Fed has sophisticated models which assist in judgement calls regarding trying to offset asset valuations...

Definitely it is different.... Why ....credit.....credit of all kinds.... will be pulled....and out of the equation for chasing goods and services.... ................................................... ie... What will US highways look like when a minimum 40% down for a car is...