you might be closing in on 10k members soon after that article! keep up the good work!

Is the Fed succeeding in its dual mandate? I know they say inflation is at a normal level, but we all know what isn't considered in gov'ts inflation #'s. And what's the REAL unemployment level, b/c there's a lot of number fudging there too.

I don't think they'll let the gap between twist expiration and more QE last that long, but I guess it's probably all about the election. I haven't been around long enough for many elections but is it me or does it always seem to be a choice between dumb and dumber?

huge, just remember for every bullish talking head there's a bearish one, and if not it means it's time to sell! Jah - so you're not on the downtrend's-a-coming train, or you just think it'll be after summer? Considerable gains could be accumulated in a sideways choppy market, but with our limitatio...

@flight, I agree I just tend to have a problem pulling away after the 2% bounce - greed! I got in essentially at the worst time and will likely start trimming down equity exposure after 2% rise (trimming at a loss ). Does anyone see any resistance near this level (1385)? Obviously the "strong&q...

cron, I can see where you are coming from but when I read the order it def didn't sound limited to military industrial production but rather encompasses all forms of production including the food supply. Maybe I read it wrong, but it essentially sounded to me like FULL gov't control.

With the recent executive order penned by the Obama admin, things are sounding awfully similar to the Diocletian Rome that controlled industry and production. Fun times!

http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2012/03/16/executive-order-national-defense-resources-preparedness

skie, that does place him at odds with Obama and Bernanke's drive to November...

Winner, not sure of the ETF for the first one but was thinking he was referring to the Aussie. I was going to try to research to find the ones based on the current price he mentioned.

Maybe a good move wolv. Gotta love it when all TSP funds are down this AM!

Cool sites, thanks for the links. What is LMBF?

With the Barry, Ben, Timmy trio certainly possible!

Mondays this year have been mostly down in S, so I'll wait to get back into equities.

C'mon AGG rally off that +.01% open! <wishful thinking, and hoping the negatives from above don't play out...>

Is that Bernanke's publication?