Its one thing to short the market because you believe that the economic fundamentals are just plain negative or wrong… but its another to hope for a “cataclysmic” event similar to the attack on the twin towers, in order to turn a hefty profit. I don’t think I could invest in a bet where I make tons of money on the hopes that innocent people suffer. With an investment strategy like yours, you would be having a bad day if good things keep happening, and that creates a strange and perverse conflict of interest….
…what would you rather happen, A – another terrorist attack killing thousands, but you make a ton of money, or B – good things happen and you make modest gains because you invested accordingly. … just food for thought
