Updated Hope Chest:
New entries are marked with "**" at the end of the list.
"Don't fight the fed."
"Markets always rise after N rate cuts."
. . . When: 2001, From: Berney
"Baby boomers will rush in."
. . . When: Mostly the fall summer/fall of 2000 I think.
"Election cycle and a republican win."
. . . When: Fall of 2000.
"Cash on the sidelines will go to equities."
. . . When: all periods
"A falling dollar is good for exporters."
. . . When: Summer/2001 and again now.
"It was only a tech-wreck."
. . . When: Since spring of 2001
"Rydex is overly bearish."
. . . When: Winter, 2001/2002
"This is only an inventory correction."
. . . When: Summer 2001?
"P/E's don't matter"
. . . When: all periods
"This is a new era in the VIX"
. . . When: Winter, 2001/2002
"The consumer will bail us out."
. . . When: all periods
"Hedge funds are now too popular. Must be a bottom."
. . . When: now
"Real-estate can keep going up."
. . . When: all periods
"We may never see inflation again."
. . . When: all periods
"Second half recovery"
. . . When: Spring 2001 and again now, From: TooBearish
"China is a huge untapped market "
. . . When: all periods, From: Lee Lichterman III
"Tech is immune from higher interest rates and higher energy prices"
. . . When: mostly summer and fall of 2000?, From: Lee Lichterman III
"It's only a one-time charge. It's healthy."
. . . When: mainly 2001, From: jjstingray
"In the long run, markets always go up."
. . . When: all periods, From: skinowski
"Well, it isn't as if tech is going away."
. . . When: all periods, From: Shack
"The market is already down so far, it's silly to sell now."
. . . When: From Spring of 2001, From: wstera_02
**"There is record short interest."
. . . When: From Fall of 2001???, From: wstera_02
**"The bad news is already priced in."
. . . When: all periods, From: bcrafty
**"It's different this time."
. . . When: all periods, From: Velo
**"The bubble was bad, now I'm "value investing"."
. . . When: From summer 2001???, From: DrChas |
