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iShares Lehman Short Treasury Bond Fund (SHV)

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  • Three Month T-Bill Chart Finally Makes a Move [View article]
    Gary....great insights, but I wish you had checked your 3-month T-Bill chart ($IRX) before posting it. The discount rate shown on the... More »
    Comment by Underappreciated Engineer
    Dec 24 12:51 pm |
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  • Three Month T-Bill Chart Finally Makes a Move [View article]
    Why would common sense suddenly come into play now? The big boys are always trying to get our hard earned money. When they have squeezed... More »
    Comment by User 344539
    Dec 24 08:54 am |
    Rating: +1 0
  • Three Month T-Bill Chart Finally Makes a Move [View article]
    That's the beauty of it HB, no purchase necessary! ;-) On Dec 23 01:58 PM History Buff 24/7 wrote: > "long common sense and short... More »
    Comment by Gary Tanashian
    Dec 23 14:05 pm |
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  • Three Month T-Bill Chart Finally Makes a Move [View article]
    "long common sense and short stupidity" Iressistable. How do I buy that ticker symbol? The Fed is doing a lot of jawboning lately. ... More »
    Comment by History Buff 24/7
    Dec 23 13:58 pm |
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  • Short Bonds as Retail Sales Improve [View article]
    "interest rates will go up because of a better economy and because of inflation" So true! A big move in PPI inflation is coming. I... More »
    Comment by richard_e_newton
    Dec 14 15:55 pm |
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  • Short Bonds as Retail Sales Improve [View article]
    Whenever you see a "win / win" trade - i.e. one that works in any environment - the most important question to ask is "what have I... More »
    Comment by Denis Gould
    Dec 14 00:35 am |
    Rating: 0 -2
  • Short Bonds as Retail Sales Improve [View article]
    to be long any levered ETF 2x or 3x for more than a day is a melting investment. look at fxi vs fxp jan 2008 to jan 2009.... More »
    Comment by chiker
    Dec 13 22:34 pm |
    Rating: +2 -1
  • Short Bonds as Retail Sales Improve [View article]
    The numbers are credible but people have missed that retail sales are actually down 12%. See "Retail sales: no boom, just doom and... More »
    Comment by Wildebeest
    Dec 13 15:47 pm |
    Rating: +3 0
  • All That Is Gold Does Not Shine [View article]
    I agree with some commentators that gold is a necessary asset class in a portfolio, however, there are two things about gold that... More »
    Comment by wongcy
    Dec 13 10:16 am |
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  • All That Is Gold Does Not Shine [View article]
    "I prefer to invest in productive assets." - searcher A sensible stance. Putting savings to work and having them earn a good return is... More »
    Comment by Smarty_Pants
    Dec 10 21:41 pm |
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  • All That Is Gold Does Not Shine [View article]
    You cannot earn income from gold unless you are in the production or marketing or trading endeavor. For all the reasons stated, if gold... More »
    Comment by searcher
    Dec 10 16:18 pm |
    Rating: +1 0
  • All That Is Gold Does Not Shine [View article]
    I agree with Richard in this regard (implied): gold is not a good "investment." It's a hedge, a safety, a cash substitute that earns... More »
    Comment by Analyste de Boston
    Dec 10 15:01 pm |
    Rating: +1 0
  • All That Is Gold Does Not Shine [View article]
    Good Grief! You must be a politician - not a financial advisor. Why pick the year 1974, when the average gold price was $150/troy... More »
    Comment by elwaine
    Dec 10 12:57 pm |
    Rating: +4 -4
  • All That Is Gold Does Not Shine [View article]
    The large advantage in gold or silver is that every person can, if they choose, own a more viable commodity in small bites. Maybe 90%... More »
    Comment by The Dark Years
    Dec 10 10:06 am |
    Rating: +3 0
  • All That Is Gold Does Not Shine [View article]
    Dangerous to extrapolate. 76 to 2001 saw the second rise of America with the collapse of UDSSR and the rise of IT. The situation now and... More »
    Comment by Fabien Hug
    Dec 10 10:00 am |
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