March 30, 2001
The Top 15 Things You Don't Want to Hear From Your Stock Broker
- "...and the best part about this Internet company you've invested in is that their list is *actually* 15 items -- that's like a 33% discount!"
- "Allow me to illustrate: Suppose this ceramic coffee mug here represents your high tech portfolio and this cast iron paperweight the current economic trends..."
- "No, I don't mean it's time to sell eBay, I mean it's time to sell everything you own *on* eBay."
- "Oops, I had these charts upside down!"
- "Can I call you right back? I've got my bankruptcy attorney holding on the other line."
- "I know you said to buy Wal-Mart, but that little sock puppet doggie was just *so* cute..."
- "I always forget... is 'bull' the good one or the bad one?"
- "Enough about stocks. Do you know how much money you can make in black market kidney sales?"
- "I don't understand -- this plan worked beautifully when they did it on 'The Sopranos.'"
- "Please don't hang up -- I'm only allowed one call..."
- "First, the good news: you won't have any problems with capital gains taxes this year..."
- "I recommend rolling your last $100 into a blanket, a shopping cart and a case of Night Train."
- "Your position in the market? Bent over, grabbing your ankles."
- "I can't talk long -- I'm on my cell phone and the pavement is coming up *really* fast now..."
and the Number 1 Thing You Don't Want to Hear From Your Stock Broker...
- "So then I said, 'What the hell is a margin call?'"
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Selected from 206 submissions from 77 contributors.
Today's Top Five List authors were:
- Pat McCarley, Missouri City, TX -- 1 (4th #1)
- Andy Ihnatko, Boston, MA -- 2
- Dawson Rambo, Santa Rosa, CA -- 3
- Joseph Moore, Concord, CA -- 4 Email
- Larry Hollister, Concord, CA -- 5, HM list name Email / Website / Hall of Famer
- Dave Wesley, Pleasant Hill, CA -- 6 Email / Hall of Famer
- Fred Hesby, Portland, OR -- 7 Email / Website
- Jason Anderson, Birmingham, AL -- 8 Email
- Wade Kwon, Birmingham, AL -- 9 Email / Website
- Lev L. Spiro, Los Angeles, CA -- 9 Email / Hall of Famer
- Jeff Scherer, Brooklyn, NY -- 10 Email
- Michael Whitmire, Houston, TX -- 11
- John Voigt, Chicago, IL -- 11, 15 Hall of Famer
- J. Hutter, San Francisco, CA -- 12
- Lloyd Jacobson, Washington, DC -- 13 Hall of Famer
- Ed Smith, Chattanooga, TN -- 14 Hall of Famer
- John Voigt, Chicago, IL -- 15 Hall of Famer
- Craig Stacey, Romeoville, IL -- Topic Email / Website
- Jim Larsen, Springfield MO -- Banner tag
- Slick Sharkey, Miami, FL -- Runner Up list name Hall of Famer
- Sandra Hull, Arlington, VA -- Honorable Mention list name Email / Website
- Kevin Hawley, Fairless Hills, PA -- List moderator
- Chris White, Irvine, CA -- List owner/editor Email / Hall of Famer
- Duke Ellington, Washington, D.C. -- Ambience (explanation)
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