One perennial problem is the overwhelming incentive for analysts to issue “Buy” recommendations. The universe of stocks not owned by a customer is always much larger than the list of those currently owned. Consequently, it’s much easier to generate commissions from new “Buy” recommendations than from recommendations to sell.
-Joel Greenblatt
That whole "buying" vs "selling" dichotomy does nothing but cause problems. Let's just treat selling as buying negative stock.
Here's the new quotes thread.
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