{"id":862,"date":"2008-08-17T10:39:34","date_gmt":"2008-08-17T14:39:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/?p=862"},"modified":"2016-09-20T03:37:50","modified_gmt":"2016-09-20T07:37:50","slug":"tdi-episode-70-the-auto-industry-at-a-crossroads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/2008\/08\/17\/tdi-episode-70-the-auto-industry-at-a-crossroads\/","title":{"rendered":"TDI Episode 70: The Auto Industry at a Crossroads"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Guest: <a title=\"Michael Greenberger\" href=\"http:\/\/www.michaelgreenberger.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Professor Michael Greenberger<\/strong><\/a> follows up with the discussion on the Enron Loophole and how there is relief in sight. We last had him on when we were nearing a $145 barrel price for oil. Since then, we have noticed a significant drop&#8230;Why? He tells us and provides insight into the hearing oil problem we are about to see.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft alignnone size-medium wp-image-789\" style=\"margin: 5px; float: left;\" title=\"greenberger\" src=\"https:\/\/thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/greenberger.jpg\" alt=\"Michael Greenberger\" width=\"105\" height=\"117\" \/>Since July 2001, Michael Greenberger has been a professor at the <strong><a title=\"Greenberger Univ of Maryland\" onclick=\"javascript:urchinTracker ('\/outbound\/article\/www.umaryland.edu');\" href=\"http:\/\/www.umaryland.edu\/healthsecurity\/other\/greenberger.html\" target=\"_blank\">University of Maryland School of Law<\/a><\/strong>, where he teaches a course entitled \u201cFutures, Options and Derivatives.\u201d\u009d<\/p>\n<p>Professor Greenberger was a partner for more than 20 years in the Washington, D.C. law firm of Shea &amp; Gardner, where he served as lead litigation counsel before courts of law nationwide, including the United States Supreme Court.<\/p>\n<p>In 1997, Professor Greenberger left private practice to become the Director of the Division of Trading and Markets at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #888888;\"><a href=\"#podcast\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">LISTEN TO PODCAST NOW<\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> | LISTEN @ <a title=\"Zune Subscribe\" onclick=\"javascript:urchinTracker ('\/outbound\/article\/subscribe');\" href=\"zune:\/\/subscribe\/?The%20Disciplined%20Investor=http:\/\/feeds.thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/tdicasts\" target=\"_blank\">ZUNE<\/a> &#8211; @ <a title=\"iTunes Subscribe\" onclick=\"javascript:urchinTracker ('\/outbound\/article\/phobos.apple.com');\" href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/the-disciplined-investor\/id217999782\" target=\"_blank\">iTUNES<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Here is that important list again that will give you insight into this oil sham&#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"London Loophole\" onclick=\"javascript:urchinTracker ('\/outbound\/article\/www.ft.com');\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ft.com\/cms\/s\/0\/99c02980-4127-11dd-9661-0000779fd2ac.html\" target=\"_blank\">The London Loophole<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Enron Loophole\" href=\"..\/2008\/06\/27\/on-oil-and-manipulation\/\">The Enron Loophole<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"House Passes Oil Bill\" onclick=\"javascript:urchinTracker ('\/outbound\/article\/blogs.moneycentral.msn.com');\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.moneycentral.msn.com\/topstocks\/archive\/2008\/06\/27\/oil-futures-anti-manipulation-bill-passed-by-house.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">MSN Article &#8211; House Passes Bill to Reverse oil price increases<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"..\/2008\/06\/28\/greenberger-on-the-hill-enron-loophole-video\">Video: Greenberger Testifies<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Andrew<\/strong> then provides a look into some possible starting points on how to fix the domestic auto industry. There are thousands of people that are relying on a change in order to ensure their pension and health benefits. While this may not be able solve all of the issues, maybe it is a opening discussion.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Stocks discussed in this episode:<\/strong> General Motors (GM) Ford (F) Proshares Ultra Oil &amp; Gas (DUG) American Axle (AXL) Autonation (AN)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8212;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"TDI Managed Growth Strategy\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/mailbox\/tdi-investment-fund\/\" target=\"_self\">CLICK HERE<\/a> for a Virtual Tour of The Disciplined Investor Managed Growth Strategy<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u201d\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"GoToMeeting\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gotomeeting.com\/podcast\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/gotomeeting.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"podcast\" name=\"podcast\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_4838\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.podtrac.com\/pts\/redirect.mp3\/media.blubrry.com\/tdi_podcast\/www.thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/podcasts\/tdi_episode70.mp3\" title=\"Play\" onclick=\"return powerpress_embed_html5a('4838','http:\/\/www.podtrac.com\/pts\/redirect.mp3\/media.blubrry.com\/tdi_podcast\/www.thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/podcasts\/tdi_episode70.mp3');\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/powerpress\/TDI_PlayPodcast-679.png\" title=\"Play\" alt=\"Play\" style=\"border:0;\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.podtrac.com\/pts\/redirect.mp3\/media.blubrry.com\/tdi_podcast\/www.thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/podcasts\/tdi_episode70.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/?powerpress_pinw=862-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.podtrac.com\/pts\/redirect.mp3\/media.blubrry.com\/tdi_podcast\/www.thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/podcasts\/tdi_episode70.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"tdi_episode70.mp3\">Download<\/a> (23.1MB)<\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/5vtvEVDPUi4221imwhXyXt\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_spotify\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Spotify\" rel=\"nofollow\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/tunein.com\/podcasts\/Markets-and-Investing\/The-Disciplined-Investor-p414586\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_tunein\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on TuneIn\" rel=\"nofollow\">TuneIn<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/subscribe-to-podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_more\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"More\" rel=\"nofollow\">More<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Guest: Professor Michael Greenberger follows up with the discussion on the Enron Loophole and how there is relief in sight. 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