tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2335748440449035592.post2934968737098949335..comments2008-10-22T14:55:45.251-04:00TraderMarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06241756200482130281noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2335748440449035592.post-47241271596549507662008-10-22T14:55:00.000-04:002008-10-22T14:55:00.000-04:00I thought you said go all in 2 weeks ago :)<BR/>It is brutal out there. Only a place for daytraders - when you see McDonald's with superior earnings sell off, there are no real hiding places. <BR/><BR/>Ironically the USD is holding up better than most currencies, because if deflation takes hold there are less dollars and each one becomes more valuable (or so goes the theory)<BR/><BR/>I'd just park those dollars in short term CDs - banks are desperate for capital so you can find some good deals out there (try bankrate.com) With energy falling off a cliff the only inflation is food inflation, so deflation seems to the flavor of the day for the near term.TraderMarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06241756200482130281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2335748440449035592.post-47660264500974082022008-10-22T14:26:00.000-04:002008-10-22T14:26:00.000-04:00OK Mark, <BR/>I'm sitting on 75% cash now. Waiting out your delayed start up,,, and the market :(<BR/><BR/>While waiting, would you remcommend I sit on 'dollars' or move currency to Asian currency?<BR/><BR/>If so, can you recommend how to protect dollars that are sitting?<BR/><BR/>ronRon Sheridanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16682469400110970660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2335748440449035592.post-17481768636668617102008-10-21T19:17:00.000-04:002008-10-21T19:17:00.000-04:00I don't know the order but student loans<BR/><BR/>housing itself<BR/><BR/>and direct loans to the states could be coming in the next budget year since we will have a big crisis that is just beginning to bubble now<BR/><BR/>So those are 3, the middle one (housing) they already threw $300M this summer but its already forgotten in all the other mess (it was supposed to save 400K homes). <BR/><BR/>I don't know the order or time but those are my predictions for areas that will be addressed. Not sure if a lame duck Congress will do anything post Nov 5th?TraderMarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06241756200482130281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2335748440449035592.post-83593520557390592502008-10-21T19:12:00.000-04:002008-10-21T19:12:00.000-04:00Hey Mark,<BR/><BR/>What do you think the government will intervene in next, I have to believe that it has to be the student loan business. There is no way they can let this go. Both Obama and Mccain have reiterated this. I got in FRE at a quarter for this reason a while back and paid off. SLM and FMD for a year end trade, what is your opinionGreghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08278191046264027245noreply@blogger.com