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The media and marketing deluge has spawned a new type of Wall Street loser: the armchair momentum player. These are novice investors who engage in short-term stock buying and selling based on media reports or an expert's enthusiasm.

~ Gary Weiss

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The problem with the focus on speculators, as was demonstrated during the financial crisis, is that it tends to divert attention from the real villains. During the financial crisis, the villains were the actions of the banks, not the speculators betting on bank share prices.

~ Gary Weiss

Actions Attention Bank Banks Betting Crisis Divert Financial Financial Crisis Focus Prices Problem Real Share Tends The Problem With Villains Were

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There are a lot worse things you can do with all your bucks than giving them to even a mediocre mutual fund - such as, for example, giving them to a mediocre hedge fund. If supporting the lifestyle of a mediocre fund manager is your favorite charity, who am I to stop you?

~ Gary Weiss

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When Corporate America finds a Jayson Blair in its midst, the standard operating procedure is to circle the wagons and deny that any form of liability extends up the chain of command.

~ Gary Weiss

America Any Blair Chain Circle Command Corporate Corporate America Deny Finds Form Liability Midst Operating Procedure Standard Up

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When it comes to making laws that protect the public from the financial services industry, Congress has done a progressively worse job since the Pecora Commission hearings of the early 1930s, which led to Congress taking bold steps to regulate banking and securities firms in 1933 and 1934.

~ Gary Weiss

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When the Securities & Exchange Commission settled securities-fraud charges against Richard Harriton, former chairman of the clearing subsidiary of Bear, Stearns & Co., there were smiles all around. The SEC was happy. Harriton was happy. Bear Stearns was happy.

~ Gary Weiss

Against All-Around Around Bear Chairman Charges Clearing Commission Exchange Former Happy Richard SEC Securities Settled Smiles Were

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With 'posts' running in the millions, Internet message boards have become an essential part of the savvy investor's arsenal.

~ Gary Weiss

Arsenal Become Boards Essential Essential Part Internet Investor Message Millions Part Posts Running Savvy

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With such enormous bucks devoted to trading in oil and other commodities, the distortions that they cause have been exacerbated.

~ Gary Weiss

Been Bucks Cause Commodities Devoted Enormous Oil Other Trading

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