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Scarlett O'Hara, Doris Day and Financial Market Tumult

I'm an educated man and don't exactly know where this article went.

Mother of All Short Squeezes?

I'm not an expert in these matters, but it seems from what I have been reading lately that the SEC ought to enforce their rules, and do so vigorously.

Short Sales: SEC Turns Back the Clock to 1931

All I can say is the market scares the hell out of me. A long term investment is about an hour and a half. Predatory opportunism is the name of the game.

U.S. Markets: Is it Time to Throw Caution to the Wind?

Dear Kunst,
Shame on you. I saw that but let it slide.

U.S. Markets: Is it Time to Throw Caution to the Wind?

Dear Prieur,
Are you telling us the Maginot Line is once again impregnable?

Protecting Your Wealth and Profit During the 2008 Crash

Yes, fireball, people are being hurt. But they are not being hurt by short sellers or people buying SKF, they are being hurt by the banker's incompetence and greed. I feel sorry for the people who hold financial stocks, I have watched them decline for over a year and wondered what they were thinking, and why they were holding on. Most of all, I wondered why they weren't at the corporate offices kicking some executive ass.

Barron's Goes Bullish on Banks, Again

My apologies, Mr. Hoffman.

Barron's Goes Bullish on Banks, Again

I've looked at some of Mr. Hoffman's stock picks in the recent past and was consumed by paroxysims of fear. The opinion expressed in this article produces the same result. There will probably be a further upsurge in banking stocks when BAC reports 'better than expected reduced earnings'. However, there will be a time to come when those who invest now will rue the day.