NYT article: 2011, the year of the turndown

and price drops

Price doesn't matter, only volume.

and there are those who buy with such acumen, that at peak purchases can currently be sold at prices that net to breakeven or better

I'm picturing NYCMatt dancing around his apartment right now like Gollum chanting "escrow!, escrow!, escrow!"

Hello Schwab. I'd like 500 shares of apple.

Ok mr w67thstreet. Please fill out the following 50 page reference report and 10yrs of financials.

Wtf? I'm paying cash!!!!!

Ok mr w67th. You can fill out the 100 pager and 20 yrs of financials.

Realtwhores => this provides stability in the mkt place.
W67 => bid ask spread gonna get huge until the mkt collapses.

And the winning answer is?