It has just 4 billion barrels of oil reserves, compared with Abu Dhabi’s 92.2 billion barrels. ‘Healthy Correction’ Dubai officials say the emirate can weather the storm. “The real estate sector is witnessing a healthy correction,†Mohammed Ali Alabbar, chairman of Emaar Properties PJSC and head of a committee studying the effects of the global credit crisis on Dubai’s economy, said in a Nov. 24 speech. “This is a consequence of global financial conditions and is inherent to the very nature of the market.†Dubai will meet its debt obligations, he said.

Caitlyn, Guru training is private sector sales business driven by bottom line returns.

That's what you get when an entire service sector is set up with virtually no barrier to entry (real estate sales).

More than once, a run-up in the sector has suddenly reversed course, stranding investors with massive amounts of overvalued but underoccupied real estate.

People will continue to migrate here, and that will keep the Phoenix area's real estate sector kicking.

I'm not an investor (yet) but when i do jump in it will be the retail sector.

if you are looking to day trade:sfk on days that you think the financial sector will do poorlyanduyg on the days that you think it will do well.

It would be one way to keep that bankrupt fund afloat - ERISA it like the private sector did with pensions 40 years ago....

I think they will nationalize them, get them up and running again and then sell the stocks back at a profit allowing freddie and fannie to return back to the private sector with the government making money on the investment...

   $30K net on a $540K investment is still very doable in many sectors.