"Nowadays, you can't turn on the TV without some talking head telling you about the economy. Yet, in a world overrun by 'analysts,' only one man has the guts, the brains, and, quite frankly, the poetry to put it all in perspective.That man is Michael Silverstein... Silverstein is a true intellectual." — Gersh Kuntzman, The New York Post

"Few people have found much to laugh about in the stock market this year. Michael Silverstein is the exception. The Bard of the Bourse can find humor in losing money, globalization and stock options." — USA Today

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About Silverstein's Verse

 

Last week was a good one for Wall Street. But three years of falling stock prices and some very worrisome domestic and international situations facing markets today have left many investors shell shocked. This verse sums up their feelings.

Dead In The Water

Dead in the water the stock market lies,
Not hitting new bottoms, but far from new highs;
Each day that brings forth a new nasty surprise,
Makes hanging around seem less and less wise.

Dead in the water, the stock market lies.

Three years the investing wheel has ground,
Folks into the dirt, without a rebound;
Unless a great rally this year comes around,
To creditors I will forever be bound.

Dead in the water, not fiscally sound.

Stocks’ much hyped big paybacks are what I desire,
To fund my kids’ college, escape debt’s deep mire,
Avoid old age penury when I retire
And leave I large legacy when I expire.

All dead in the water, if markets misfire.

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