I’m guessing ya can’t wear the WTO rgb pin colors just yet and red ties are out this year (camo is out too) … I like the technicolor ties myself

AIG: THE COMPANY THAT CAME TO DINNER

http://www.insurancenewsnet.com/article.asp?a=top_news&id=102152

My take away from the article (agree or not) is that the government had no choice but to funnel money to AIG. The article is a little dated but still very much on track IMHO.

Well, I was alluding to those who don’t get: “The point being, Nationalise AIG and let the Hedge Fund side of AIG go. Then the CDS’s all get netted out OR defaulted on. Shame GS, FU, you created the problem. Why should the taxpayer pay GS?”

or

“What you’re missing is that most of the posters here are suffering from either a surfeit of moral outrage or they don’t know their ass from their elbow”

but, this “I’m certainly not making new investment decisions on heresay”, never hurts, either !~

and, this: “if we carry on like this, there won’t BE any paychecks.” is w/o question.

I wonder what the landscape would look like in a world not driven by the need for cash ….?

and another
worth a minute of your time “Long Now Foundation”

would Rap have flouirshed?

True, BUT if we carry on like this, there won’t BE any paychecks. Anyway, I don’t need one and in any case have been short for over a year so, whilst it might be a case of preaching to the converted, I’m certainly not making new investment decisions on heresay, if that’s what you mean!

some things are too simple..\

and, you remember the ol’ adage: “One of the most difficult things to do is to get a man to see what his Paycheck tells him not to..”

also, remember, whether its Water, Oil, or Opinions, consider the Source..

re: link no prob..

re: erudition of some these actors on the Poli-Sci-Fi stage? big problem..

as to allude to: The key to wisdom is knowing what you don’t know.

with that, never hurts to understand more than one perspective, whether it’s Trading, Digging Wells, or just plain gettin’ on w/ things..

it is interesting that you mention ‘swing trading’, from this vantage point, I’d doubt, highly, we’ve, yet, seen the Highs in Volatility..should be a swingin’ time, let’s hope not too many innocents get knocked out..

and, as you were saying, a huge diff. ‘tween Price and Value can be found in many Markets..

also, remember when there’s not much to Buy, there’s, usually, lots left to Sell..

The point being, Nationalise AIG and let the Hedge Fund side of AIG go. Then the CDS’s all get netted out OR defaulted on. Shame GS, FU, you created the problem. Why should the taxpayer pay GS?

I guess it was real estate’s (and by default, banks) turn in the confessional. But so much capital has been destroyed in this particular cycle, my neighbors and those not fortunate enough to hear Barry’s cry of “We’ve Big Honkin’ Hit Rocks, Into Cashboats, Boys!!” are financially obliterated.

Those high $ acquisitions are just killing some of the O&G outfits (happens every boom/bust, natch), but the ones that didn’t do anything idiotic are priced for Armageddon, so there’s (black) gold in them thar hills somewhere. Someday.

That’s part of the reason I’m interested in the Elliot stuff. It seems to be a pretty good tool for my “hold overnight” style. I consider the markets temporary closed for trading, so I might as well hunt for the Next Great Arrow for the timing quiver. I’m itchy-fingered, but I have a deep, abiding respect for avoiding buys at the tops of Bollinger Bands (no danger of that now). Elliot seems to be able to see farther into the future than Bollinger, and help me better tell when Someday might actually occur.

k