When the truth is revealed, he had already bought equities for a ridiculously low price.

They can buy and sell American equities quickly and with little trouble.

"Getting them to buy equities, particularly after 1987, is going to be a slow process."

But those people willing to buy and hold equities had reaped a high return as a result.

"Just because the Afores management can buy equities doesn't mean they will do it," he said.

"He told a good story, but the story isn't making people feel they need to run out and buy Mexican equities."

The answers are just as simple: You should be buying equities for the long term.

But private investors reacted quickly by buying equities in the small hours of yesterday morning.

These investors are willing to buy selected equities at the present time.

For individual investors, that means they can buy equities as long-term investments.