simplesimon

Saut: Are We Entering a New Kind of Investment Environment?

re: new environment. I haven't read much on these pages about the change brought about by such easy access to the markets, vis online, worldwide. Perhaps I missed all of it some years ago. I would appreciate more analysis around this subject. I beleive the consensus is now narrowing its focus on those 'mob investors', let's call them until I hear an official designation, who tuen in to CNN and elsewhere for the latest 'hot tip'; and rush like the proverbial lemmings to, in this case commodities. It seems that all day these flames are fanned by experts claiming to have the inside track-hence the mob buying, that in turn has inflated oil from its former $20 a barrel to $120. Do these folks realize and udnerstand how they are driving inflation? Am I wrong? The more too many dollars chase after too few fast buck opps, the more these same investors push themselves and their finances to the abyss ( by drivign up the cost , nay doubling the cost, of virtually everythign they have to purchase with their "winnings".
It's my personal (simple ) opinion that this is a dangerous trend. Immediately, more reasonable securities advisors need to populate the satellite airwaves. It is kind of a panic with two faces, investor schizophrenia? -hence the volatility? I think we'd all like to see cooler heads prevail...but I'm not going to hold my breath for that day. I will hold out hope for it, albeit.