Is it safe now? Fellow travelers from all around the world, is it safe yet to speak of financial matters in colorful language?
Well, I spent time writing this, and so I better post it. Please take it easy on each other and on me, as I do not believe anyone, speculators, investors, and financial professionals, and yes, even Medroogies with his bright spin on advertising business …
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… and Arthur (who would not come onto this thread) with his equaling bright but more touching, alas misplaced faith in the Fed …
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… on this thread means any harm to anyone else, and all are having a bit of sometimes dark humor while being frazzled by the excitements of 2001, the year we had originally designated as the year of Collapse, and then re-christened Bust.
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<<… The current conviction sapping range trading does not give posting incentives to the bulls, bears, and the momo players of two persuasions. Idea for a movie script …>>
… and with those and more at the time and now still forward-looking words, together with massive WSJ tolerated governments’ manipulations, we are once again looped to the beginning of our Financial Ground Hog Day movie, only to re-live the plunge once more.
The easiest way to write is to put thoughts on human interface (screen or paper), in the order in which thoughts occur, and so this is as good a way and time as any to start on
(a) review of 2001
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(b) year-end mathematical tallying,
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(c) cocktail party boasting,
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(d) exchange of horror stories with others,
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(e) hedonistic reward to the self,
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(f) quiet reflection,
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(g) reasoned but simple contemplation,
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(h) seasoned realization, and then of course,
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(i) predictions for 2002
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Chugs, Jay |
