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The Contemporary Art Bubble and Money Managers

Since the article is about contemporary art, perhaps we could leave out baseball cards and rare books? Prices go up and down in all art, just as with gold, stocks etc. but I haven't heard of any fire sale of Jackson Pollock, DeKooning, Warhol or Jeff Koons. Like some (equally) famous banks, car or mining companies for example. The less famous - well, compare it to penny stocks. In the meantime, you can always enjoy the art ...
Jan 06 13:19 pm |Rating: 0 0 |Link to Comment |View article
Direxion Ups the Ante with 3X International, U.S. Tech ETFs

IF it is indeed true, that these 3X ETFs help create these irrational last minute spikes in the markets, and these effects increase, it will, I believe, keep all the so called retail or small investors permanently out of the market.
For to me, it just "smells wrong" here. It will become one more nail in the public's already severely bruised confidence in Wall Street and eventually in the whole idea of investing in the stock market. Can we, our society, really afford this concept of "it's a free world so I can do whatever I want to and to hell with you!"?
Dec 19 07:13 am |Rating: 0 0 |Link to Comment |View article
$25 Oil Could Happen Before a Return to $100

I wonder if we are soon making as much fun over the bloke who said oil is going to $25 as we now do to Picken's $150 or the GS analyst's $200/bbl?
At the same time everyone I read and hear say it is impossible to know the future of the price of oil. There are just too many variables. Then Isn't it highly irresponsible to throw out such "crying fire in a crowded theatre" pronouncements?
Dec 05 07:52 am |Rating: 0 0 |Link to Comment |View article
OPEC and Production Cuts: Why Now's the Time to Buy

Excellent clear thinking backed up with (hopefully reliable?) facts.
My question: Why do you prefer BP to other integrated oil companies?
Dec 02 09:01 am |Rating: +1 0 |Link to Comment |View article
A Gigantic Buy - Cramer's Stop Trading! (9/23/08)

This is to the Editor of SA;
why do you still feature Cramer here? You only attract nonsense like above and compromise your otherwise high standard!
Sep 25 08:08 am |Rating: 0 0 |Link to Comment |View article
Ambac Collapse: Anticlimax of the Week

It seems that nobody, here or on other sites that I've checked, are speaking warmly FOR or agreeing with and thanking all the Moody's men for doing such a good job...
Sep 21 18:28 pm |Rating: 0 0 |Link to Comment |View article
Pullback in Railroads Offers Short-Term Opportunity

Sure, but BNI hasn't been there since New Year.
Sep 10 19:02 pm |Rating: 0 0 |Link to Comment |View article
Knowing When To Take Money Off The Table

Larry
Nice commercial. Wrong place. And don't we all have these kind of could'a, would'a stories...?

Sep 09 08:08 am |Rating: 0 0 |Link to Comment |View article
Oil Drops - But OPEC Looms

OPEC can cut production since demand is down and with the higher Dollar get the same or more value for their production.

Sep 08 15:07 pm |Rating: 0 0 |Link to Comment |View article
Faith Doesn't Cut It - Cramer's Mad Money (8/29/08)

J C in the BS fiasco reminds me of a certain other fast-talker who "didn't inhale" or very thoughtfully explained "it depends on what you mean by..."
Since I don't watch JC anymore, I don't know if he apologized. ?
I also know there are many financial advisers and bloggers out here on the www. Would SA consider a survey or poll of them amongst us?
Sep 02 12:50 pm |Rating: 0 0 |Link to Comment |View article
Looming Financial Catastrophe: A Real Inconvenient Truth

Wow! and thanks all.
This is a long read..! But well worth it. For readers, check out "The Way of the World" by Ron Susskind. We are way off finance here....but then everything is ultimately connected.
Aug 26 22:12 pm |Rating: 0 0 |Link to Comment |View article
One Often Overlooked Benefit of ETFs: Transparency

You can find most right here on the internet. Check yahoo
finance.yahoo.com/ to start.
Aug 26 20:01 pm |Rating: 0 0 |Link to Comment |View article
Energy ETFs and Hurricanes

That's quite a surprise! Why the huge increase in gas? Do you think the same would happen again IF we had similar storms [as might be building with Gustav and others]?
Aug 26 19:25 pm |Rating: 0 0 |Link to Comment |View article
Macro Trends Spell Doom for Banks and Their Profits

Thanks for the history lesson, Marvin.
I'll put my Swiss Francs in the mattress, and finish my half-empty glass...
Aug 26 09:58 am |Rating: 0 0 |Link to Comment |View article
There's Still Time to Buy Warrior Energy

Totally agree with Mark.!
Stay away .... and language please!!!
Btw Today's price is $4.25 volume 0

Aug 13 12:45 pm |Rating: 0 0 |Link to Comment |View article

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