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If only stocks were like tainted toys. Evaluating Apple's core.

I want a recall

“If only Mattel Inc. were in the brokerage business,” says David Weidner in MarketWatch. Then maybe we could have a recall of “radioactive” hedge funds and “anything-backed securities.” Wouldn’t it be nice “if we could take them all back and get a refund”? Essentially, that is what investors are trying to do, bailing from hedge funds, steering clear of junk bonds, and running from private equity firms like Blackstone and Fortress. So treat those investments like lead-covered Chinese toys and demand a refund. “If they haven’t already made you sick.”

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