Speculative Investor Gifts

"Just in case you want to invest, I've got a great idea for a dot.com startup."

"I agree, the place was a tear-down, but I just remembered we were only renting it."

Stock market investment advice

"Do you think there's intellegent life in there?"

'Oh yeah, your dad might be on 4-1 in this afternoon's race, but mine is on 3-1!'

'Stocks were up on news that no performance enhancing drugs were used to achieve today's highs. . .'

Bernard Madhoff $50-billion Ponzi financial scheme.

'Look on the bright side; you got out of that stock before it became...unstable.'

"Elon Musk is buying rope and walnuts."

'Dow, Jones, Russell & Nikkei - Leading economic indicators.'

'So, a bailout is like a Ponzi scheme for automakers?'

'Can you see the future of my 401(k)?'

'I wonder how this is going to affect the market?'

'Stocks plummeted today, on forecasts that tomorrow will be warm and muggy.'

"What the hell happened to this town?"

"All in all, I'd say it's a pretty convincing explication of chaos theory."

'Now this is a fabulous strategy that has worked flawlessly every year, except for those when it failed miserably.'

'I sure wish there was a formula for picking the right mutual fund!'

Wishful Thinking Magazine - circulation chart.

"Facts are good, but we need all the rumors, gossip, and speculation to fully understand the situation."

'Stocks dropped today, proving once again that life sucks.'

'The market dropped sharply on the rumor that new sell off rumors in the financial sector will lead to more widespread rumors...'

Today on the Ask Sadie Show, we'll be addressing one single topic: Wondering. In my day, when a body said I wonder why dust bunnies are called dust bunnies, it led to all sorts of delightful speculation. We could while away hours debating whether it was a marketing ploy by big broom ... or whether it dated back to Napoleon, who had a fetish for dirty rabbits. And if we were lucky, opinions could get so heated that fisticuffs would ensue. Wondering is just one of many lovely human experiences utt

Department of Pure Speculation.

Wall Street Down

Be thankful we didn't invest social security funds in the stock market.

International Speculators

Guide to Working Class Investing

"We know stocks will go up but we don't know which ones or when."

Stock Market Adventure

"Do you mind? I'm reading the prospectus carefully before investing."

"Some say we can't go on making millions forever, but I think they're wrong!"

They lean more of how the universe began, but can't tell me where the market will end.

"I invested $1000 in Nortel and now my shares are worth 18 cents."

"Now do you see, Betty, what a little luck, a few sound investments and the shameless inflation of corporate profits through bogus transactions can buy."