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I want to bring to the attention of those who might follow Raymond James (RJF) my response to their earning call, in which I invite the company to host an analyst day open to all investors, not just selected brokerage firms.

I'm less concerned about publicizing an issue that would help the shorts and more interested in raising an important philosophical issue. In my opinion, RJF is a case study of the arbitrary and unfair nature of how different regulatory rules can result in the massive destruction or preservation of wealth. This fact is of primary concern in this market, where we see major

We know the conventional method of security analysis is to try and predict the future course of earnings and then to estimate the price that investors may be willing to pay for those earnings. This method is inappropriate to the analysis of mortgage trusts because the price that investors are willing to pay for the shares is an important factor in determining the future course of earnings (the same can be said for a conglomerate boom, where companies make acquisition using shares rather then cash/debt).

There are three factors that reinforce each other and will help in determining the price

The subprime mortgage meltdown and resulting credit crisis have slammed financial stocks recently. But there are still some diamonds in the rough.

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