For those doubters out there...

Another poster here recently posted that he doesn't think my advice on this board is worth listening to.

So, I thought it was time to review some history with the class:

1) On February 14, I started a thread that the Dow Jones was likely to fall below 7,000 (it was around 7,850 at the time) but it by the end of March everyone should be "all in." I got derision for posting it with one poster even responding that the stock market might not even exist by the end of March. The market bottomed at 6,440 on March 9. It has since rallied almost 25%.

Go all in

2) From early on I said one of the contributing factors for the financial crisis was the intractable mark-to-market procedures being forced on banks. I said something would have to be done about the rules. After several months of being told how wrong I was, FASB 157 rules were modified on April 1 to allow the bean counters more flexibility in applying M2M. Some here still say the changes are no big deal. The markets differ with that opinion.

3) During the hysteria over the AIG bonus payments (which I hated) when almost every one on this board was screaming for the punitive 90% specific tax on those executives receiving those bonuses, I started a thread about how it was wrong to target specific people with the tax code. (I searched for that thread but couldn't find it.) I also predicted it would not pass the senate. I caught all kinds of hell on here about it.
We all know now the issue was dropped once people calmed down.

There's more, but I'd like to hear some of your successful predictions. Hmmmmmm??

Au revoir, mon amie....