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By: chris

chris — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 04:38:43 +0000

Well I guess that not only does wall street & the banks need to be regulated , but also the hedge funds should be , If they have that much of a reaction/force on the markets

by betting large leveraged funds at 30 to 1 plus up to a hundred to 1 … They could swing a whole section of any market / sector to their advantage… & at the same time loans to emerging markets / countries have always been a gamble & have had more losses that returns … Look at Russia they defaulted on all of their loans … Then started a boom in oil & minerials in their exports… Also there has only been 1 country that has repaid both world war debts / loans completely That was FINNLAND… the rest of them still owe this country for both world wars , espicialy Russia… How about they pay it back with instrest..????I know this sounds strange , it would bankrupt the world to have to repay the US…the next president will have his hands full just to survive..Then we have china which wants to by-pass the ports in this country & ship thru mexico what a joke if that happens

By: H. Craig Bradley

H. Craig Bradley — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 20:07:58 +0000

Individuals will not want to return for a very long time if a second Market Crash and Great Depression ever were to occur. In fact, I don't think the American Middle Class would make it (survive) such a worst case scenario. In addition, an Obama Presidency would change this country into a European style socialist economy. How would markets respond to that?

By: H. Craig Bradley

H. Craig Bradley — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 20:07:30 +0000

Akkum! If your worst case scenario comes true and European Banks implode due to bad Eastern European and Latin America loans, then the worlds stock markets would go down a lot more. This raises the probability of another 1929 Crash and Great Depression (world wide).

However, in your worst case scenario market recovery might not happen as planned. Remember, it took from 1929 to 1955 for the U.S. Stock Market to fully recover after the Great Depression. If a real crash reoccurs, the stock markets may only break even after waiting 15 years, as most financial cycles are of very long duration.

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Tue, 28 Oct 2008 20:02:19 +0000

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By: P. Becker

P. Becker — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 17:56:39 +0000

100 million would result in 3 BILLION in leveraged investments. I need a proofreader.

By: P. Becker

P. Becker — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 17:54:38 +0000

Your math is incorrect…100 million leveraged as you say would 3 BILLION in leveraged investments. Need a proofreader?

By: H. Craig Bradley

H. Craig Bradley — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 17:40:04 +0000

Keith:

Do you consider the Rydex Inverse S&P 500 Strategy Fund to be within the "10% Speculative" Category? (of the "50-40-10" allocation model).

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Tue, 28 Oct 2008 17:38:41 +0000

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By: Bruce

Bruce — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 14:04:28 +0000

Selling (or buying) by individual investors is no longer a significant force in daily market moves. Individuals increasingly invest through mutual funds and tend to play the market on a daily basis. On the other hand, hedge funds, with their 30-to-1 leverage, are the new "dumb money." They move into asset classes in herds, creating bubbles, and they try to move out together, creating panics. Because they hold so much money, and because they are so leveraged, their moves hit the markets in big ways. And because they are in such competition with each other for big short-term profits, they take the bigger risks, even when they know that the long-term value isn't there.

The wags can point to a day or two recently when holders of 401k's capitulated and probably moved the market in a big way. Most of the big, panic-driven moves now, however, are generated by the hedge funds–the new dumb money.

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Tue, 28 Oct 2008 12:46:06 +0000

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By: Rick

Rick — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 11:44:38 +0000

Again, this is an interesting and revealing commentary from Keith.

Exactly because hedge funds along with their managers are notoriously secretive, and that there is yet a West/East European hypocritical “meltdown” to come, the best advice, of the four advisory choices, is number one.

Stock markets will shut down, for God knows, how long.

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Tue, 28 Oct 2008 11:35:03 +0000

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