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Strategies & Market Trends : The Residential Real Estate Crash Index
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To: saveslivesbyday who wrote (152550)9/30/2008 10:31:28 AM
From: Peter VRead Replies (1) of 306849
 
Because Washington has essentially forced us all into 401k's and IRAs, and the public shits its pants when the market falls, because very few people know how to position themselves for a declining market.

Before the inverse ETFs, you could not short anything in a 401k, and most 401k's don't even let you buy individual stocks, so most people are stuck in long funds.

I agree with your point, but this is why Washington is in a tizzy.
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