Raymond James Financial Inc. (RJF)

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    pockyclips
    2020
    Sep 27 01:02 PM
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    Joysee:

    What death tax? What capital gains? It's T minus 10 'till retirement for me, and it looks like I have little to worry from either. Let's concern ourselves with the clear and present danger: Don't trust the foxes to guard the henhouse! And don't trust the guy who brought us the S and L crisis back in the 80s to do the right thing this time, either.     Reply
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    Fastcad
    Sep 27 08:47 AM
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    Its either pay taxes or this country will belong to China. Reply
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    Jersey
    Sep 26 07:09 PM
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    That's great, so not only are we going to tax the executives to death, on top of that we're going to limit their pay; what a Country. Reply
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    messy
    Sep 26 06:27 PM
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    Whatever happened to the richest country in the world? Maybe next year we will give out only 900 million in foreign aid. But I doubt that too. Wonder how many countries will go along with the USA, ON A WORLD BAILOUT...SO FAR...I have heard only silence on that issue. Reply
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    bobbobwhite
    Sep 26 03:20 PM
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    1929, 1987, 2000, 2008.......Has anyone noticed that the big national breakdowns are occurring at an ever increasing rate and are closer and closer together each time? And, that's not even including the real estate bubble popping in 2006. What's next ...one of these events every year, month, day? How many can America take?

    Heaven help us all.     Reply
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    long_on_oil
    Sep 26 02:50 PM
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    www.moneymorning.com/2.../
    cut and paste the above link, it is from the daily MoneyMorning sheet. I think the author really knows how to solve this mess. Great article.     Reply
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    BlueAmerican
    Sep 26 01:58 PM
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    to fuzzyshrimp. the pain you will feel by pulling the lever for a Democrat will be a more stable US economy, a bigger bank account and an increase in the value of your equities. And if you make $250,000 or more then yes your taxes will go up. Reply
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    axelrod608
    Sep 26 01:45 PM
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    Fastcad - for the record, the national debt pre - George II was less that $5 T. It is now well over $10T and by the time we get a new Pres, it will be in the $12T range.

    All you partisans out there, there is no significant difference between "tax and spend" and "borrow and spend". Both parties are bankrupting the nation. Pointing fingers is silly and futile.     Reply
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    jetpilot
    Sep 26 01:17 PM
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    Fiesity in here today, No doubt we all care...just some are more right than others... Reply
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    dtrader
    Sep 26 01:17 PM
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    axel...just a quick comment, Warren Buffet just made a deal where he has as one part the option to buy $5 billion of common shares of Goldman Sachs at $115. I guess he's been taking classes...

    Honestly I know he made that comment but the context was probably in reference to the CDO's etc.

    As long as ur long options the only risk u run is the premium u paid. That gives them less risk or at least a known fixed maximum risk before u enter a position.

    Naked short options pose a high risk where u can loss more than u have in ur account.

    People who want to short options can use credit spreads to protect their positions and risk.
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    Right in
    San
    Francisco
    Sep 26 01:00 PM
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    Not much edification here today. In the polls, 70% think that congress needs to act quickly; 30% think this Paulson plan is the right answer. Too bad it happens in the heat of a divisive campaign. McCain wants to help solve the problem, but there is no way that the Democrats will allow him to be seen as a deal-maker. On the other hand, Obama is getting political advantage by voting present, and occasionally ridiculing McCain's efforts. An era is over. Reply
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    Jersey
    Sep 26 12:31 PM
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    Fastcad
    Sep 26 12:23 PM
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    Is that right, Axelrod is the GDP 13 Trillion.?

    This Bail-out of borrowed money would put the national Debt
    at 11 Trillion dollars. Most of this borrow and spend money was
    put on under a Republican administration

    13 trillion - 11 trillion = 2 trillion.

    How close to Bankruptcy is our country now.
    Will you patriot Republicans support a tax to pay off
    this Nation debt? That old cutting taxes doesn't seem
    to make the economy grow out from under the national debt.
    So isn't it about time for the Republicans to pay there own way?
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    Jersey
    Sep 26 11:21 AM
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    That will be the day the politicians stop lying. Just when is it ok for an elected official to lie to the American public? There's a confidence problem alright but money has got nothing to do with it! I'm done, I'm sick of the lot of them all and they could care less. Reply
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    axelrod608
    Sep 26 11:08 AM
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    The Sage of Omaha, Warren Buffet has said that he doesn't understand what "derivatives"... are. I guess "perverted investments" might be a descriptive term. And while the P&B (Paulson and Bernanke) bailout plan intends to dispose of "toxic waste" - investments that have some tangible assets that can be sold at some reduced price - what of the derivatives ? If mortgage backed securities are "toxic waste" what do we call derivatives ? Spent nuclear waste ?
    And are they salable at any price ?

    The fact is that our financial companies (fincos) are holding who knows how many derivatives, all off the books. And any "plan" that seeks to rebuild the financial industry MUST address derivatives. IMHO, they should all either be banned, or carried on the books, 100% transparent.

    How big is this problem ? There are $1.3 QUADRILLION of derivatives out there in the world's fincos. I never thought I would ever use the word, "quadrillion"... except in a spelling bee or refering to miles in outer space. How big is it ? US GDP is around $13 trillion. So the face value of all the derivatives in the world is , at current rate, iabout 100 years - a century - of US GDP.

    The problem with extending credit one finco to another is based on the recipient's ability to repay the loan. Until and unless lenders know for certain what assets the borower has hiding in the portfolio, they are going to be reluctant to lend. Sound business practice, yes ?

    The P&B bailout plan does not address derivatives. They are the 800 lb gorilla in the room. The situation facing the financial industry of the WORLD, not just US, does not need a bandaid. This calls for surgery. Perhaps multiple surgeries. Lenders know this. And if the Treasury and the Fed don't, then yes, we are in serious trouble.

    I wish Paulson and Bernake would come clean and tell us that their plan is only the first step in a "trip of a thousand miles". The enormity of the task is far more than most people can comprehend. Anyone who thinks that a bailout plan will turn the economy and the housing market and everything else around and we'll all be fatter, richer and happier next year is just not looking at reality.

    The fincos of the world have dug an enormous pit. It's time our politicians stopped trying to fill it with air.     Reply
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