The market is cheap on earnings.

The subprime issue is contained.

That’s been the mantra. I think the mantra is wrong. While the overall market is not expensive on earnings, certain parts are a lot more expensive than they look. Why? Well the earnings growth estimates are a hoax right now, specifically in the financial sector. Do they really know what’s on their books? Do they really know their exposure? How would they know? Can some of these mortgage companies look into the hearts and minds of their newfound (2005/2006) borrowers and tell who is going to default? I know they exported much of these risks in CDOs to hedge funds, but their is still exposure - but no one knows how much. So their earnings are at serious risk.