Quotes by David Shapiro

“There is a strong chance that we will get a rate cut shortly and that will define where our market goes. The market is not at expensive levels. Money will still shift towards equities rather than stay in cash.”

“Things could definitely get worse for Brett.”

“Hes the kind of person who will get a second lease of life. He may be out now, but hes the kind of person who has a definite knack of getting people to back him.”

“Listed property receives rental income. It passes on nowhere the kind of growth a business might have. Listed property delivers more or less a fixed return. People buy these stocks for yields, but they do make capital growth over time.”

“I felt like I was the only one in the world left on dial-up.”

“I wouldnt have been as frustrated by my lack of high-speed access if the entire area around me also couldnt get it. But around here, almost everyone else already had high speed Internet service. At work I was the only one stuck on dial-up service.”

“You look at the velocity of tenants out there looking for space, and you can see its gone up quite a bit. I think its just a matter of time when the rates bump up.”

“Its not only the stadiums that will need to be built, theres a lot of catching up to do in maintenance.”

“Im big on saving, but big institutions are not promoting savings. If one of the big money managers launched a savings fund with very low barriers, theyd have to be prepared to take a hit on profits and they dont seem ready to do that.”

“We have slowed down a bit but we have extended our time line. We are still hoping we can move forward [with the gymnasium project].”

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