If I Only Had the Cash ...

... I'd invest in this: the NASDAQ Portal Market.

I mean, how coll does that sound? Minimum networth to invest is $100 million? No governmental reporting requirements? Away from the SEC's prying eyes?

You don't need governmental regulation here because, if you have $100 million to throw around, you're smart. The SEC is only there to keep public confidence in the stock market, confidence that is the keystone of the main arch that supports our entire financial system. But if you have enough money to throw around that paying cash for something like this isn't that big of a deal ... then you don't need a governmental safety net.

I think it makes sense, and, especially given the fact that the market is breaking up in terms of giving out cheap loans, getting another way for private companies to raise money without having to go public or go to banks and their interest rates is fun.

I just wonder how venture capitalists feel about this idea ... I could see something like this, and the rest of the private exchanges that the article talks about, opening up a way to bypass them. Which may mean that VC money will have to go back into securities. It's always nice to have more cash flow coming in.

Repeat after me .....

This is very worrisome news, especially with all the equity that I have in the market.

If Europe is going down too, along with the the American Mortgage markets, we could be in trouble.

And add me to the group of folks who don't like the whole concept of hedge funds and going public for them. I'm keeping my money out of any of those folks. Though if I had money to invest like they do, I would totally try and fleece the market and get them to give me more money for my shares.

The good news out of all this?

Remember to repeat after me: I am a LONG term investor. What being in your mid-20s will do for you.