Let's Make a Prediction

Want to see predictions at work? Ready? Set. Go!

• Roger Clemens is going to strike out 19 batters during his next game.
• President Bush will admit he's wrong about Iraq and begin troop withdrawal immediately.
• Gas prices will drop to $2 a gallon by December.
• A gallon of milk will cost $5 by January 1, 2009.
• Paul Rivera of Biloxi, CA, will win a million dollars playing the lottery two years from now.

Aren't these the most ridiculous things you've heard in a long time?

Well, it's no more ridiculous than any of the idiotic talking heads on CNBC predicting where the market will go in the future. They have absolutely no idea. None whatsoever. Do not listen to them. They will mislead you--whether by mistake or design. Do not trust them. Nobody can predict the future, especially when it comes to the stock market.