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Old 07-05-2006, 05:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Cajungator26
Unfortunately, that's the nature of this business too as a whole. (I work for a securities firm, so I would feel confident in saying that I know about the situation.) Because of this particular situation, we have the SEC breathing down our necks about everything.
The markets are all about perceived value, that is why so many companies have high stock prices but aren't even close to profitable. They made Enron look a lot better than it was on paper, inflated the price, and dumped it. You probably already know this but the securities business has the rating agencies like Moodys and S&P that keep it as pretty honest. The hedge funds are the ones right now that are pretty sketchy because nobody really watches over them.
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