If bad times were on the horizon, would wall street tell us, or pull an Enron?

Question

In my view, the money handlers will put their high end clients in safe havens while telling the masses "There's nothing to see here". Agree or disagree?

Ethan M (below) No human can be a master of all trades. This is why we hire people to do things for us. If you view this as being "spoon fed", why go to a doctor? Simply educate yourself on heart surgery and biochemistry instead.

You self reliant on all things type kill me. Why not disban the military and have people fight their own wars?

- disband - (above)

Answer 1

Disagree

Those who perpetrated the Enron misconduct were charged and punished accordingly. The message to would-be insider traders is: don't do it or you will be punished

Answer 2

Bad times are on the horizon, the dollar is worth now 4 cents the fed's are ready for the next move to cause the American people huge losses. The federal reserve and its owners the private bankers are indeed the rulers of this government and many many others. Except the middle east which is why we are over there trying to convert them into a so called democracy.
Have you heard of the new currency they will push after the North American union is finalized? its called the Amero get ready for hell. We are going to see a depression like none before. Cash out your stocks and buy gold and silver. .

Answer 3

I´ll make simple here. What Wall St. needs is for the proles to shop till they drop. That includes overpriced houses, gimracks from China and junk stocks.

And as you imply, they need the masses to be bag holders.

Answer 4

Wall Street doesn't work that way. A down for some is an opportunity for others. They will all tell you it's cyclical. From what I've seen, it is.

When it all goes south, no one will need to tell you.

Answer 5

Wall Street is effect hugely by consumer confidence, it is NEVER in their favor to tell us something bad.
Even a small setback can mess with the whole system.
I really dont think they would tell us if they didnt have to.

Answer 6

if bad times were on the horizon Wall street traders would panic like crazy. They say they wont but even when there are sell offs out there, there is always a little panic showing

Answer 7

Pull an Enron.. self-preservation its a natural instinct... unless theirs some hero there

Answer 8

Agree.

Answer 9

I have a better idea, why don't we educate ourselves. We as Americans are becoming accustomed to being spoon fed.

Answer 10

Wall street reacts. They do not control what happens. Move to France if you can't handle our free capitalist system.