jbmaria

S&P Upgrades E*Trade Despite Struggling Financial Sector Peers

I'm not a conspiracy theorist in any way but it's worth noting that since ETFC decided to carry SA articles in their news releases at their site,not one negative article on ETFC has come out to my knowledge.
Cindy has sent out 10 glowing tributes in this time period.
I'm sure it's coincidence.

S&P Upgrades E*Trade Despite Struggling Financial Sector Peers

'but I have rolled in and out of blocks of shares when the pps has had favorable highs that were too tempting to resist.'



Personally,were I to trade it ST I'd be afraid of being accused of frontrunning the pump pieces but I suppose that wouldn't apply to someone of your exemplary moral character?

BTW,I think the record on the ETFC board is clear that you've thrown as least as many personal insults my way as vice versa.But thanks for throwing out another baseless claim.Stick around I'm sure the fans will have lots of questions for you going forward.

S&P Upgrades E*Trade Despite Struggling Financial Sector Peers

Congrats Cindy on the upgrade and your least offensive article to date.
Have to admire your determination pushing this rock up the hill,Sisyphus has nothing on you babe.
This comment did have me scratching my head though,"It has been a very rewarding investment," since you began pumping 4-18-08 and the stock is essentially flat since then despite your ten attempts to revive it???
Are you recommending it as a LT investment or are you trading the swings? Most here,I believe,thought LT was your focus but perhaps trading is your real game?

And I see you finally posted here in the response section ,can we now assume you're ready to defend your "love child"?

E*Trade's 'First In, First Out' Position: Yes, 111M Shorts Can Be Wrong

Almost forgot.
Shinnick and some of thee other commentators on ETFC have the cajones to show up and answer questions from readers but Cindy hides in the shadows for 9 articles so far,avoiding questions.
That seems a bit odd to me???

E*Trade's 'First In, First Out' Position: Yes, 111M Shorts Can Be Wrong

Jimmy
Goodwin
Jun 11 07:34 PM
Etrade
Pumper
Buster

I think the only thing you've busted is yourself as JB-Maria in disguise.

*******

Sorry Jimmy,I don't do disguises,can barely keep up with posting under one ID.
I also disagree with ETFC PB ,I'm not a big fan of ratting out Cindy to the editors. I'd guess they already know and as long as this blog gets hits,they don't give a crap.

Also,Cindy,pres and numbersssss have a right to their silly opinions and as long as readers have been made aware of the group effort at pushing the stock up,then it becomes a caveat emptor affair,IMHO.

I haven't even read this epic work yet but I assume Cindy attributes some of the work to the pumper elves involved?

Citadel Infuses E*Trade with Strong, Experienced Management

The pumpers are coming,The pumpers are coming:

Cindy is threatening to insult your intelligence and post yet another article tommorrow,forewarned is forearmed I suppose.

Citadel Infuses E*Trade with Strong, Experienced Management

jc1378@txsta
te.edu
Jun 06 04:20 PM
i have a feeling that jbmaria lost alot of money when etrade got destroyed by citi... yet, all the points he/she brings to the table are valid, the potential for any of these points to occur is somewhat minute. at the same time its obvious that cindy is probably betting the farm on etrade right now, thus she is pumping the hell out of this stock.."'



You have it backwards,I made a ton on ETFC and sold at $25,all documented in my posts,I can get a link for you if necessary.There's still plays in the OLB sector but my premise is ETFC ain't it,at least not now-why take the mortgage risk? Why play the competitor shackled by oppressive debt? where will profits come from now they've abandoned originating mortgages-their beautiful model is now tattered.

Cindy and other pumpers on the yahoo board have conspired to "put some lipstick on this pig" and that's simply wrong.

Who Will Trigger E*Trade's Magic Moment - and a 111.4M Short Squeeze?

It's a full disclosure issue. I just want people to know how and why these articles have evolved.
I'm willing to bet a lot of new readers had no idea of the planning and personalities that brought this sudden rush of ETFC "happy talk" in front of them.If there was a little more editorial discretion by SA,maybe everyone might be better off.

Citadel Infuses E*Trade with Strong, Experienced Management

'I certainly consider ETFC as a speculation play at this point, but far from "crapshoot". Know your risk for the downside, but keep loading up on this one. As I stated previously, Jan 09 Call with a $5 strike price is loooking better everyday."

The Fed,the banks and the congress/executive branches have thrown the kitchen sink at the mortgage meltdown. Preliminary evidence gives some indications it may have staunched the bleeding. BUT,if this is only a pause in the downdraft,ETFC and many other paper holders have a realistic possibility to go under.
So,speculation or crap shoot,call it what you wish,I'll wait for more confirmation.

Citadel Infuses E*Trade with Strong, Experienced Management

The Real expert wrote

"As far as ETFC as an investment, my professional advice would be to stay clear. While it may well rebound, no sophisticated investor would go long here consider a long position here. There is too much uncertainty in the mortgage debt markets with much more expected issues down the road. As well, the market risk remains high.

Cindy is right about one thing though, upon a market sell off ETFC won't get hit as bad and could even rise a bit, as investors look to park money in undervalued stocks (at least temporarily). Her knowledge of this dynamic (which very few realize) gives her credibility in my book.

As one of the few who predicted the collapse of both the real estate bubble and the banking system, I would wait for more positive developments with ETFC. There is nothing wrong with getting in later when the stock is $10.

While ETFC might well rebound, I would say it is going to take a long time. In the meanwhile you will be missing so many other investments with much better risk-reward characterisitics. Still, if greed has taken you, buy the calls and trade them but not the stock.

Understand that Citadel has the ability to do many things that could dilute the heck out of the stock. And as some have mentioned, they can easily convert their shares to debt. This is NOT the stock or the TIME for small-time investors to get involved.

Always do the right thing and you will become a great investor. The risk is too high right now to go long ETFC. And it certainly isn't moving so why expose yourself to both company and market risk? Currently, ETFC is a very bad investment. "


Excellent!!
Someday ETFC might be a worthy investment but not until I see the writedowns stop and I wouldn't mind seeing at least two Q's of pro forma earnings.
I won't get the best price by waiting but I'll also not get caught in a disaster either.Buying ETFC now is a crapshoot.

Citadel Infuses E*Trade with Strong, Experienced Management

My lack of any position long or short on ETFC has been disclosed numerous times if you'd learn to read,getting tiresome repeating it but for you:

"Was long ETFC for probably 4-5 years,posted as a strong buy during that time,sold all my shares over $22 up to $25,from '06 to mid '07.
Never been short ETFC,never even directly told anyone to sell or short. Have been cautious since $25 and negative on ETFC prospects-all correct calls.
It's all in the posts on the yahoo message boards.
Look it up!
Just the fax."

Citadel Infuses E*Trade with Strong, Experienced Management

'Why would Mr Layton accept equity appreciation in lieu of cash compensation? Also why would individual board members invest 2.3 million of their own,in ETFC, on the open market?"

Read the SEC filing about Layton's compensation. If I recall,he gets a $1 million salary,a generous package in the event of any buyout along with lots of options that indeed won't pay out unless the pps eventually rises.Not exactly all or nothing.
And remember when insiders bought it was speculated that they wanted to show support for the company by making token buys at a critical juncture of ETFC's survival struggle.Take a good look at the amounts they bought other than Layton (approx. $1million worth),rather modest amounts for bankers.

I just wouldn't invest based on those two factors but it's your money.

Who Will Trigger E*Trade's Magic Moment - and a 111.4M Short Squeeze?

You sound offended that I explained why so many articles are coming from this author about ETFC? Should I have said nothing?
Maybe I'm naive about SA procedures? Are you saying other authors go trolling for help on yahoo message boards in the hope of creating multiple pumping articles about a stock?
Enlighten me,who else does that and admits it?

E*Trade: Primed To Turn Around?

Readers should know that Cindy Reed is abusing the process.

SA was set up to provide a voice for those without a platform for their views to make themselves heard.It's a good idea and I've read a lot of great articles on this site.

SA was not set up for people to shill their investments although I suppose every good idea eventually gets corrupted and Cindy Reed is simply taking the abuse to its inevitable level.

Some facts:

Cindy went long ETFC and decided to explain her position on SA in mid April.No problem there,essentially what the SA site is all about.
Then Cindy got a "bright idea". There's no real limits on SA,Cindy could flood the news with positive articles on ETFC and theoretically profit for her trouble by stimulating the stock pps.
So,our heroine marched over to the yahoo message board to actually recruit help in perpetrating this distortion of the process.
There she found other shills perfectly willing to join the cabal and promote the stock.Cindy trolled the board under the name savyinvestor11,the entire story can be followed by reading her posts:

search.messages.yahoo....

Her main partners in this blatant and undeniable promotion on ETFC are numbersssss and prescient11, other sympathetic and contributing posters include dig4gem, rossetti2000, methusalaw, piyrwsc, krisscritter_1, quasimatter and epiquette ,to name a few.
What these slimy folks are doing goes against the spirit if not the letter of the rules of SA.I don't like it and I'm going to dog them with this warning.
I have no position in ETFC after selling my last shares in June'07.I was a vocal long for 4 years before that and am currently a very vocal cautionary voice on the stock.All my posts can be found on yahoo under JBMARIA.




Here's the list of Cindy's pumps in chronological order:

Citadel Infuses E*Trade with Strong, Experienced Management
on May 29, 2008 about ETFC
Who Will Trigger E*Trade's Magic Moment - and a 111.4M Short Squeeze?
on May 29, 2008 about ETFC
Seeking E*Trade's 'Magic Moment'
on May 23, 2008 about ETFC
E*Trade: What the Analysts and News Haven't Told You
on May 22, 2008 about ETFC
Schwab, E*Trade: Monthly Activity Comparison and the Industry Average
on May 15, 2008 about ETFC, SCHW
E*Trade's Annual Shareholder Meeting Should Pressure the Shorts
on May 09, 2008 about ETFC
Comparative Price Shopping: Selected Banking, Mortgage and Brokerage Stocks
on Apr 21, 2008 about BSC, CFC, ETFC
E*Trade: Primed To Turn Around?
on Apr 18, 2008 about AMTD, ETFC, SCHW

E*Trade's Annual Shareholder Meeting Should Pressure the Shorts

Readers should know that Cindy Reed is abusing the process.

SA was set up to provide a voice for those without a platform for their views to make themselves heard.It's a good idea and I've read a lot of great articles on this site.

SA was not set up for people to shill their investments although I suppose every good idea eventually gets corrupted and Cindy Reed is simply taking the abuse to its inevitable level.

Some facts:

Cindy went long ETFC and decided to explain her position on SA in mid April.No problem there,essentially what the SA site is all about.
Then Cindy got a "bright idea". There's no real limits on SA,Cindy could flood the news with positive articles on ETFC and theoretically profit for her trouble by stimulating the stock pps.
So,our heroine marched over to the yahoo message board to actually recruit help in perpetrating this distortion of the process.
There she found other shills perfectly willing to join the cabal and promote the stock.Cindy trolled the board under the name savyinvestor11,the entire story can be followed by reading her posts:

search.messages.yahoo....

Her main partners in this blatant and undeniable promotion on ETFC are numbersssss and prescient11, other sympathetic and contributing posters include dig4gem, rossetti2000, methusalaw, piyrwsc, krisscritter_1, quasimatter and epiquette ,to name a few.
What these slimy folks are doing goes against the spirit if not the letter of the rules of SA.I don't like it and I'm going to dog them with this warning.
I have no position in ETFC after selling my last shares in June'07.I was a vocal long for 4 years before that and am currently a very vocal cautionary voice on the stock.All my posts can be found on yahoo under JBMARIA.




Here's the list of Cindy's pumps in chronological order:

Citadel Infuses E*Trade with Strong, Experienced Management
on May 29, 2008 about ETFC
Who Will Trigger E*Trade's Magic Moment - and a 111.4M Short Squeeze?
on May 29, 2008 about ETFC
Seeking E*Trade's 'Magic Moment'
on May 23, 2008 about ETFC
E*Trade: What the Analysts and News Haven't Told You
on May 22, 2008 about ETFC
Schwab, E*Trade: Monthly Activity Comparison and the Industry Average
on May 15, 2008 about ETFC, SCHW
E*Trade's Annual Shareholder Meeting Should Pressure the Shorts
on May 09, 2008 about ETFC
Comparative Price Shopping: Selected Banking, Mortgage and Brokerage Stocks
on Apr 21, 2008 about BSC, CFC, ETFC
E*Trade: Primed To Turn Around?
on Apr 18, 2008 about AMTD, ETFC, SCHW