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Long Term Fundamental Value of Stocks Smoother Than Prices

I hope you are right. However, with the total collapse of the junk bond market, I have a feeling that many U.S. corporations will begin to fail early next year. It seems like much of the really bad news has been shifted until later.
So far, there has been a failure to contain a 'small' subprime crisis. Then there was a failure in containing a few mortgage lenders from failing. Then there was a failure to contain major banks from failing. A failure to prevent the collapse of the free credit markets.... There is no way all this will somehow not affect regular U.S. Corporations, whose profits are dependent on a stream of regular and affordable financing from a system that is no more.


On Dec 01 06:31 PM Jolly_Rancher wrote:

> Sheople,
>
> our corporations are not in nearly that kind of trouble...
> Jolly Rancher

How Wall Street Has Failed the Individual Investor

No, I'd say the Federal Reserve has failed America. As others have mentioned, Americans doesn't save because we're not paid to save. Actual inflation is higher than published CPI, probably around 4-8%, while all of your savings vehicles, like CDs and Treasury bonds have been paying less than this. In addition, once you receive your interest payment, the govt. will TAX this alleged 'profit'. Naturally, any rational person is going to spend all their money before it loses value. (or speculate for higher returns)


On Dec 01 09:57 AM Focus Advisory wrote:

> Americans failed themselves. Only half of America saves and the one
> half that do have no concept of what they are investing in. They
> spend their entire lives working, but spend virtually no time learning
> to protect and grow their money in the markets. If their financial
> advisor failed them, then they failed to find the right advisor and
> or monitor that advisor properly. This is America...educate yourself
> and take responsibility for your own failures. Particulalry today...the
> Internet gives everyone equal access to information.