Originally posted by Hal Cranmer:I would agree with Richard's analysis on everything except for his statements about deflation.

Hal,The penalty for violating the rules of recommending a website is that you have to give me your user name and password for North's site.Thanks for the tip.

Hal

He was sentenced to death yesterday and now the decision only awaits approval from the Supreme Court," defense lawyer Qian Lieyang said after the retrial at the Beijing Higher Court on Tuesday.Yang admitted in court in late March during an earlier session of his retrial that some of the money had been used for bribes, but he did not give details, Qian said.The Beijing Morning Post said Yang was the first member of China's securities industry to be sentenced to death for embezzlement.

And regulations out the ying-yang.

Well finding private money isn't going to be easy if it was we'd all be rich by now.With that being said first I would suggest getting chummy with a local SEC lawyer to go over regs on SEC laws both state and federal.It's possible you have to be compliant which will cost you up the ying yang but that's the price in keeping squeeky clean because these days messing with securities is very serious.People who have money that might lend you can be:FamilyFriendsDoctorsLawyersAngel InvestorsFunds such as Hedges,Mutual,etcPeople with 401 K'sPeople with IRA'sPeople with Stocks,Bonds,etcPrivate Equity FirmsAnd a few others.

Hal, I didn't necessarily have to justify my profits so much as I had to justify the the judge's decision to approve the sale.

Hi Hal,Just work with a good closing agent or attorney and you should be all set.

Hal, Yes there are banks that I know who are doing this.

Hal,Have you looked on craigslist?