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To: bill1952
re: Sorry Charlie, not buying.

Have a question for you, and I'm serious. Why is ANYONE buying right now? Anyone who follows my posts knows I am know-nothing when it comes to the economy. Thank goodness there are those around here who will take the time to help educate me!

I can see buying low, but when low has a new definition every day, or at least four days out of five, why would anyone buy anything? Why not just wait a day or two and get even more bang for you buck, literally?

Thanks!

5 posted on 03/06/2009 4:48:32 AM PST by jwparkerjr (God Bless America!)
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To: jwparkerjr
Heh. There are entire books and professional disciplines that try to find a market bottom, from chartists to contrarian theorists.

People buying now believe that they have identified a bottom, or near bottom.

If one believes that this is a typical market correction, ala 1997, (U shaped curve) then buying now is the smart play.

If one believes that this could be an L shaped curve, then the fundamentals have been skewed by government intervention and we are in for a long period of “stagflation” ala Jimmy Carter, but with massive new debt and no way out except to pay. - Or default. - all very bad.

In this case, the winning play would be to buy precious metals and futures in such things.
Simply saving money would be useless as inflation, deflation, and taxes would destroy it's buying power.

8 posted on 03/06/2009 6:34:59 AM PST by bill1952 (Power is an illusion created between those with power - and those without)
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