August 30, 2007

But a share is still (mostly) a share… it’s attractive

Sir, John Plender in “There can be no return to ´normality´ of a freakish bubble” August 30, mentions that “in the midst of all this, many investors are baffled that equity markets have not been seriously damaged”. The explanation for this should be quite clear though, in this freakish market, at least for the time being, a share is still mostly a share, and you can see its value quoted daily, so when you compare it to all those fancy investments where your advisors is currently asking for more time to figure out what it could be worth, give and take 20%, no wonder a share looks attractive.