don2m

Never Listen to the Rating Agencies

I am in total agreement with you and even carry it one step further. When great companies like GE, CAT, NOV and others are down graded to a 'sell' then being somewhat of a skeptic as to their real motivation I believe that it boarders on unproveable manipulation.
Run the price down, load up, run the price up. Goldman, Merrill, Morgan, and many others of their world wide status who can move markets with just a few words have bothered me for many years. Now with the Madoff Ponzi Operation placing trust in anyone on Wall Street becomes harder and harder