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Prepare to Sell Monday - Cramer's Mad Money (9/19/08)

i personally enjoy the show simply because being a new investor, his manic leaps from stock to stock introduces me to more and more of the markets, sectors, and major competitiors of the names i already know.

Nine Months Later: Some Annual Predictions from the Financial Press

yep - i'm getting spanked - having only invested @ august 1, i've still managed to catch up w/ the rest of the market's hideous downturn by being overly optimistic (and overweight) concerning financials.

Attention Locusts: The Party Is Moving to Merrill and AIG

Merrill is in a very different boat from BSC, WaMu, LEH, etc. Unlike those other trading houses, Merrill actually has an extremely well established wealth management core to their business - they are the world leaders in wealth management, hands down, and the business is growing rapidly as more babyboomers retire and need their money managed.

the naked short selling is the culprit for the 30% dive this week - i'm waiting for LEH to be decided before i add more to my position, but i am taking advantage of these prices in the teens - and an 8% yield!

management (John Thain) is a Goldman grad, and the future is bright for Merrill.