Zeev's Turnips Patch-No Politics (ZEEV)

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Regulate hedge funds and hold short sellers to some higher standard. I am just thinking out loud here

When in the boom years, for every $8 invested by LTBHers resulted in only $1 of market appreciation no one complained. Now that people are pulling the plug on some of their investments. you say no you can't do that because it will make the market go down further.

I tell you I am 46 years old and I have been playing the short side extensively until I need the money for my retirement. I say that because in the early 70's I was that young kid who had a hard time finding a part time job during the high unemployment recession years. There were so many millions and millions of baby boomers ahead of me competing for the limited number of low paying part time jobs that where available. I live though several years of my teenage with this crappy situation and I am think I figured out how the baby boomer population who is growing older and getting ready for retirement is going to effect me in the future RE equity investments.

I see no great upside for the market unless some great new captive audience of investors somewhere in the world who are willing to let their entire nest egg accumulate in US equities again. Ity may take 3 years, 5 years, 10 years hell 20 years. All I know is net outflows of funds are here to stay for a while.