Chicago Guy

Risk Management Lessons From 2008

Hey there Geoff,
How's your Bank of America stock working out for ya? How's your Citigroup doing? How's your Wells Fargo? How's your ConocoPhillips? How are all of those QPP-favored individual stocks whose "value" I seem to remember you trumpeting quite strongly on this site for inclusion in "diversified" portfolios?... "Does this mean that QPP 'forecasted' a massive loss in the market? No." You can say that again!!!

What Role Did Ken Langone Play In Spitzer's Fall?

I agree, Herb, you are a conspiracy theorist. Your silly parsing of Langone's words and your use of some rant back in 2005(!) to suggest some dark, malevolent scheme to "take down the Guv" is a bit more than a stretch. What, been watching too much Sopranos lately? Take a few deep breaths and get some fresh air. Then maybe you and everybody else will realize this "bombshell" scandal is actually about as mundane as it gets. Dude got nabbed with a hooker. End of story.

Wells Fargo: Bouncing Up into the Hit Zone

Under $28, as the stock has been more than a few times so far ytd, and I say BACK UP THE TRUCK, BABY!!!! Long term investor here who has been loading up on WFC lately.

Archer Daniels Midland Will Benefit from Slashed Food Tariffs

Todd, you've been wonderfully prescient regarding ADM (as well as MO) all year long. What can I say? All of your research and insights have simply been top-notch, and this recent energy bill is just icing on the cake. I (and my portfolio) thank you, and I expect I'll be thanking you for years to come! Keep up the good work, and all the best to you in '08.

Natural Gas: Naturally not Participating

"...of the likes which we haven't been seen since..." ???? "likelihood of hurricane endued catastrophy" ???? Is this even English? Have to agree with the earlier poster. The sloppiness of this article makes it nearly incomprehensible. Is the analysis as slapdash as the writing?