S&P 600: That's Gary Shilling's Forecast for 2009, Not an Index

Armageddon, eh?

That's the trouble with these doom guys, they're always bearish and sometimes the world comes around and stumbles over them.

Why not 500?

man talks sense

Why are predicting the bad news why not tell the effect of all stimulus I think you are dicounting that area and effect....

dumb

i love gary. he is loudest at the bottoms. always. liz

This shows that even a blind squirrel can find a nut once in a while

This shows that even a blind squirrel can find a nut once in a while

The US govt is just holding the markets up long enough to let the hedge funds sell high to meet large redemptions and also to let their insider buddies get out, at the price of the little guys.

Chubby is right. The blood is in the streets - looks like a good time to buy to me.

Sell everything and sneak across the border to Mexico

Nothing is going to get BETTER until things STABILIZE for MONTHS

yes--why not s&p 400????---dow3500????--nasdaq--600??? come on let's all get real depressed and be pesomistic maybe some suicides to go along with it--bottom line-- the majority of the americans have been living far beyond what they can afford because of the large corporate greed and scams too lend money on the risky--guess what?? the gun is shooting both ways now!!!!!

What's a shilling worth now?

the hangover will be proportional to the binge ... some ppl, particularly in US, binged too much during last decades ... it's called "redde rationem" ...

This time he will be wrong. He was lucky last time!!

Yes sir, that why folks are buying T-bills with zero return for now?

not necessarily doomsday, but i believe the market will be "stagnant" mostly in 2009. events that led to the downturn of the economy did not happen in 6 months - the whole mortgage industry and household debt has been an issue for several, if not many, years - therefore, it will take "some considerable time" before there is meaningful economic growth. also, no nation, including china, is immune to what is a world-connected economy to a great degree. much love and hugz to everyone.

I think Mr. Shilling is on the wrong side of the trade for 2009. Here's why: We have a lot of stimulus coming; significantly lower gas prices/energy costs; significantly lower mortgage rates causing many homeowners to refinance and free up extra money and many potential homebuyers now better able to afford a home.