Who to believe?.............from Rico

Tough question. Who to listen to and believe about the current financial situation?

History? Since the Great Depression the average bear market has lasted 15 months.
-We're now at 17 months and counting.

Experts? Dr. Doom (Roubini) called the market bottom at 7000.
- Oops! We dropped through that number already.

Trends? Typical bear markets give investors 30% haircuts.
- We're currently down more than 50%.

Politicians? Bawney Fwank? Obama?
- Please. Surely you jest.

Money Honeys? Maria Bartiromo and others?
- Nice to look at. Use the "mute" button on your remote.

Insiders? The people on the inside, in the know?
- SECform4.com and Insider Cow have charts that show insider buying trends/indexes. When THOSE charts show a steady positive trend, THEN I'll believe we've bottomed. So far, they do not show any such trend...we're still heading downward. Until this changes: It is all meaningless noise, guessing, and wishful-magical thinking.

This redneck hot tub shows our situation more clearly. Some chopped onions, potatoes, etc MIGHT convince the public that they are truly "in the soup"...maybe.