Did you read the entire article?

Uh yeah.

It's a traders play. It's your money, have at it...

-Stupid Investment of the Week highlights the concerns and conditions that make a security less than ideal for the average investor. It's written in the hope that showcasing danger in one situation will make it easier for readers to sidestep trouble elsewhere.

-Fannie Mae has suffered a run of enormous losses -- $38 billion through the first six months of 2009 -- and the company is forecast to lose $11.21 per share this year and $6.90 per share in 2010, according to Zacks.com.

-If you have to calculate a fair-market value on the stock, you'd be hard-pressed not to make it zero.

- "Clearly it is purely speculative and you could wind up with nothing, but, on the other hand, as the economy strengthens, people might just push the price higher without regard for the longer-term logic."

-While Fannie Mae stock has bounced, it's a trading play that -- no matter if it continues to climb -- is too treacherous to be a long-term investment for the average buyer.