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Strategies & Market Trends : Commodities - The Coming Bull Market -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: craig crawford who wrote (447)	7/6/2001 2:12:33 PM
From: craig crawford	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1643

i guess i need to start learning the ins and outs of shorting bonds. ............................................................................................................. Merrill Lynch Launches Ad Campaign Urging Investors to Buy Bonds, Diversify interactive.wsj.com By GREGORY ZUCKERMAN In a radio spot, Mr. Martin says he has always stuck with stocks because bonds are "boring." But after the rough period in the market, he consulted his Merrill Lynch adviser, who recommended diversifying into fixed-income securities. "I was like, fixed-income securities, great. Just so I don't have to buy any bonds," Mr. Martin says with enthusiasm. "That's when he told me that bonds and fixed-income securities are pretty much the same thing." The moral of the story: Don't turn your back on bonds. "If you're embarrassed, just call them fixed-income securities. It's way more impressive."