DougR's posts throughout this thread are a wonderful example of how to sleepwalk to disaster. When will the US economy hit the bottom, Doug? How will we know?? It is now more than a year since you found it necessary to tell us your portfolio was down $17,000 - but would pick up again. Do come back and tell us you've made good the loss. Don't be reticent. And reassure me again that any talk of economic troubles ahead is horse-pucky. Oh, and just run once more through that bit about how a recession has to precede a crash....

To be serious, I am pleased that this thread is on the record.
It shows exactly how predictable - and predicted - this whole crisis was.