Good points MyNOT. The risk factors section is simply CYA material which they have to put in to avoid legal problems, disclaimers as it were.

There are many who likewise feel that the markets are heading up for the foreseeable future and that all indicators M/A etc. all point to this.... not that you won't get some bumpy dips as nothing goes straight up, not that you won't get manipulators of news, gloom and doom who spin their webs to catch unknowing investors. MyNot describes much of what is going on I think. I laugh when I think of the impact of Greece, a tiny little place comparatively whose main commercial interest I think should be tourism and the olive oil on my salad. Yes, I over simplify but I think the idea is somewhat there.

When you are a player and the ultimate goal is to make money.... and you have the power to make this money.... as you have the mechanisms to move markets.... then that's what you do don't you? After all bakers bake, potters do pot... er.... pots, assassins assassinate and money makers make money. All of them use the tools at their disposal. They are all suited to their purpose. You'll also note that money makers also assassinate. They are a multi-disciplined lot.