Comments on: The Feds New Role: SugarDaddy http://www.thedisciplinedinvestor.com/blog/2008/09/17/the-feds-new-role-sugardaddy/ Investment Disciplines and Timely Advice. Wed, 08 Sep 2010 20:07:52 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Neil Catapano http://www.thedisciplinedinvestor.com/blog/2008/09/17/the-feds-new-role-sugardaddy/comment-page-1/#comment-5662 Neil Catapano Sun, 15 Mar 2009 20:14:43 +0000 http://www.thedisciplinedinvestor.com/blog/?p=924#comment-5662 Derivatives need to be flushed away and made illegal. That's how simple it gets. Derivatives need to be flushed away and made illegal. That's how simple it gets.

]]> By: Andrew Horowitz http://www.thedisciplinedinvestor.com/blog/2008/09/17/the-feds-new-role-sugardaddy/comment-page-1/#comment-3825 Andrew Horowitz Fri, 19 Sep 2008 20:42:20 +0000 http://www.thedisciplinedinvestor.com/blog/?p=924#comment-3825 Sam: We are all confused..... The bailout is a mess and it is a direct assault on free markets... sad day. Big guy helped... monumental level of moral risk just got served up A Sam:

We are all confused…..

The bailout is a mess and it is a direct assault on free markets… sad day.

Big guy helped… monumental level of moral risk just got served up
A

]]> By: Sam http://www.thedisciplinedinvestor.com/blog/2008/09/17/the-feds-new-role-sugardaddy/comment-page-1/#comment-3824 Sam Fri, 19 Sep 2008 16:05:56 +0000 http://www.thedisciplinedinvestor.com/blog/?p=924#comment-3824 Andrew (or others), I'm confused by this mess (can you blame me?). If government bailouts are not the answer, what is? And a related question -- do bailouts help shareholders/investors at all, or is it really the big guys who get helped? Thanks, Sam Andrew (or others),

I’m confused by this mess (can you blame me?). If government bailouts are not the answer, what is? And a related question — do bailouts help shareholders/investors at all, or is it really the big guys who get helped?

Thanks,
Sam

]]> By: Jon Lawson http://www.thedisciplinedinvestor.com/blog/2008/09/17/the-feds-new-role-sugardaddy/comment-page-1/#comment-3821 Jon Lawson Thu, 18 Sep 2008 18:02:20 +0000 http://www.thedisciplinedinvestor.com/blog/?p=924#comment-3821 UK bans ANY short selling of financial firms. UNFRICKIN BELIEVABLE. Why don't we just close the markets like Russia. This is a staggaring development. disgusting. And I even got long at SPY 114. UK bans ANY short selling of financial firms. UNFRICKIN BELIEVABLE. Why don’t we just close the markets like Russia. This is a staggaring development.

disgusting. And I even got long at SPY 114.

]]> By: Stan http://www.thedisciplinedinvestor.com/blog/2008/09/17/the-feds-new-role-sugardaddy/comment-page-1/#comment-3812 Stan Wed, 17 Sep 2008 23:39:21 +0000 http://www.thedisciplinedinvestor.com/blog/?p=924#comment-3812 Correct. The Fed is not a part of government. How come they get to spend our money. I've noticed they've all been referred to as a FED bailout. Let's call it what it is: The American Taxpayer Loan Corporation. Correct. The Fed is not a part of government. How come they get to spend our money. I’ve noticed they’ve all been referred to as a FED bailout. Let’s call it what it is: The American Taxpayer Loan Corporation.

]]> By: John Williams http://www.thedisciplinedinvestor.com/blog/2008/09/17/the-feds-new-role-sugardaddy/comment-page-1/#comment-3804 John Williams Wed, 17 Sep 2008 19:22:28 +0000 http://www.thedisciplinedinvestor.com/blog/?p=924#comment-3804 You refer to our boneheaded government.... I agree with you, but is it the fault of Bush? or congress? I just don't know, what do you think may change if Obama gets elected? You refer to our boneheaded government…. I agree with you, but is it the fault of Bush? or congress? I just don’t know, what do you think may change if Obama gets elected?

]]> By: Neil Catapano http://www.thedisciplinedinvestor.com/blog/2008/09/17/the-feds-new-role-sugardaddy/comment-page-1/#comment-3803 Neil Catapano Wed, 17 Sep 2008 17:31:20 +0000 http://www.thedisciplinedinvestor.com/blog/?p=924#comment-3803 Um, the Fed is not the government, it is a private bank. Um, the Fed is not the government, it is a private bank.

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