To: bcrafty who wrote (40490 ) 5/28/2002 9:28:07 PM From: AllansAlias Read Replies (9) | Respond to of 209892 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