Jared Schneider

Global Earnings Downturn Only 25% Done - Citi

I think people have been too optimistic about the beginning of 2009. Being that we are not even half way through the recession, I think we should be cautious as we might reach a new market low in 2009.

Go with a Inverse ETF like DXD that goes up when the market declines. Find value stocks later, be cautious now.

Cycles, Recessions, and Looking Forward

I cannot wait until this is all over! We just need some conservative growth. We need to get back to normalcy. Our country got out of hand and too greedy; now we're suffering for it.

Let's get back to the basics US. We need innovation and entrepreneurship because technology and small businesses drive our country.

5-1/2 Ways to Make the Market Rally

COME ON! Remember the short-selling ban and uptick rules that were put in place. They did absolutely no good for anyone. Shorts do not ruin companies!

Suspending Mark-to-market is a great idea if you want to be like Japan in the past two decades. They thought if they didn't realize their losses, then the losses would go away. Guess what? That didn't happen; Japan was a mix of recession and stagnant economy for 20 years. I don't want our great country to go through the same. We can't hide from our losses; they have to happen We have to experience pain to find glory once again.

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Taking On the Analysts: Ignorance Is No Excuse

It should be illegal for investment banks and public equity research firms to be under the same roof. It presents a major conflict of interest. This causes disruption in the markets. Also, the banks force their analysts to give ratings based on their IB relationship with the company.

They can say to the company, "Will you bank with us?" followed by, "If you don't we'll give you a big fat downgrade." "Thank you for your business."

Independent research in itself is flawed too, but that is a whole other bear to tackle. Bottom Line: SOMETHING IS WRONG HERE

Don't Be Scammed by Madoff Investor Sob Stories

How dare you say that those people deserved to lose their money because they invested in a hedge fund, or because they are rich. If you work you butt off your whole life and make a decent amount of money, and you decide to diversify your investments into hedge funds, you don't deserve to lose your money.

I Have a Bad Feeling About This Market

For the next 6-12months, we are going to see bear rallies like this. Remember that, they are bear market rallies. The fall will happen just as fast as the upswing was.

You need real traction and a catalyst to really make the market keep going up. We are still treading water.

eHealth: The Road to Recovery

I believe that the health insurance industry lobby in Washington is strong enough that if Obama passes a healthcare affordability plan, the government would have to subsidize the premiums.

They could not force the health insurance industry out of business, but depending on what kind of health plan comes out, insurance co.'s margins could get squeezed.

I still believe that eHealth has a lot of potential for growth. Thanks for the comments!

Bill Ackman, Target and High-Risk Investing

Let's not forget about Ackman's first hedge fund, Gotham. He screwed that one up and screwed over a lot of investors. It collapsed because his terrible investing style.

And guess what, people gave him money to start a new fund (Pershing) in 2003. People just don't learn from the past. It's only a matter of time before Willy and his fund collapse once again.

I wrote an article about his Target situation at : www.investorpitstop.co...

Would You Pay $1,000 for This Book?

There was an interview with a money manager, it could have been Paul Tudor Jones, and it was extremely expensive on ebay. I think the market price was $1500 or something crazy like that. I was on a search for it for a few weeks, and it is almost unattainable.

Bottom line-not worth it!

Four Banks to Bank on - Barron's

I think Bank of New York Mellon should be added as well. Although, they have been a big player in the banking sector, this situation allows them to move into the upper echelon of banks. They may be able to surpass some of its beaten investment bank competitors in the IB field. They have held up relatively well throughout this recession.

Big Risks, Big Opportunities

The economy still has quite a lot of bad news to digest before it begins to turn around.

I do believe, however, that some of the greatest opportunities will come out of this recession. Also, the commodities market will boom even bigger than it did in the past couple years when emerging markets begin to make a come back. This coming wave of a commodities bull market will probably be the biggest we've ever seen. We will most likely have to wait 4 or 5 years for the situation to set up though.

Global Recession: Ready or Not, Here We Come

At this point Fed easing does nothing in the way of improving the economy or increasing inflation. We are too far into this recession to have worries about inflation.

Also, the dollar is going to deflate regardless of expansionary policy or not. It does not have to be forced, we have already seen signs of deflation, and it is just bound to happen; maybe not to the extreme a forceful policy would make it, but it is happening.

I published an article a few days ago about the Fed's last interest rate cut and its similarities to Japan's long-lasting recession on my site. I didn't have it sent in time to have SeekingAlpha publish it, but you should check it out.