The parcels, as they knew well, were bought at auction in 1973 by the conceptual artist Gordon Matta-Clark.
You might do well buying stocks today, at double or worse the price, relative to dividends or earnings, of 1976.
Mr. Hoffman maintained, however, that most damaged houses were either well repaired or bought at a fair price unless homeowners resist through lawsuits so that unsightly standoffs dot the countryside.
In an interview, Stein tried to clarify the point by saying that there have been days or months in that period where his indicators flashed 'buy.' Stein also emphasized that you may sometimes do well by buying at times when his system would advise against it (e.g., in 1988 or 1998).
You know, young western women showing off, via YouTube, all the clothes they've just bought at well-known shops for not very much money.
A separate political account was used to pay for a hotel, food and even flowers, as well as a wedding gift bought at Bloomingdale's, the report said, bringing the total cost of the trip to about $30,000.
Jesper Dannesboe, chief foreign exchange strategist at Dresdner Kleinwort Benson, went so far as to warn of the risk of a "panic sell-off" because many investment funds are holding euros they bought at prices well above today's level.
Even works by well-known artists could be bought at prices that bear no relationship to the stupendous scores posted in the two big yearly auctions.
It includes film studio 20th Century Fox, publishing house Harper Collins and satellite TV companies in Asia, Italy and Australia, as well as the Wall Street Journal bought at great expense four years ago.
