The market is down - much further than I ever thought it would go. 8,000 would be the bottom - so I thought not too long ago. It's right now hovering around 7,300. It is really scary to see how scared investors are. What are they doing? Buying gold and pharmaceuticals and bonds and nothing else? What if this really turns into a depression? Then, to make matters worse, there is plenty of uncertainty in the global political sphere - wars and conflicts all over the place - Israel, Korea, Pakistan, Iran, and Africa in general, just to name five. What do you do with so many belligerent nations? There is definitely a scarcity of good government. Sooner or later, some one will tire of all this confusion and insecurity and urge a joining of strong forces - the reunification of church and state. That's the only thing that will keep unruly people in line. Europe will make a sharp turn to the right and probably catch everyone by surprise. The U.S. will simply keep playing games. Buy a house in Europe or Brazil or Argentina and good luck.