firboy4's Comments RSS Syndication from SeekingAlpha.com http://seekingalpha.comuser/118085/comments http://seekingalpha.com/article/142911-cal-maine-foods-buy-this-golden-egg?source=feed#comment-545112 545112
Due to simply looking at it's 52 week chart and having traded it many times, when I was checking it out a couple of weeks ago and noticing it was down to around 20, I just knew it was due for a rebound. Either I was just lucky or maybe looking at the 52 week chart helped. But it went up to 26. I thought it would only go up to 24 though, and then drop back down to around 22 or so. It did drop back down. That's just the nature of this stock!

Anyway, one can make a nice living just trading the fairly even ebb and flow of this stock's price, and do it in the safety of knowing dividends will continue. As you said, Mr. Adams has 1/3 of the shares, so I could assume that he wants those dividends to keep coming his way.

Along with that, the whole idea of people eating eggs is in itself a good topic for much discussion, including the influences you mentioned such as population growth, fertilizer prices, etc... But all things considered, the egg business is in my opinion a rather stable business.

If Marie Antoinette had said, "Let them eat eggs." maybe she wouldn't have lost her head. Hey, it's Saturday and I'm just having my coffee before heading out on the trails. ]]> Sat, 13 Jun 2009 10:33:16 -0400
Due to simply looking at it's 52 week chart and having traded it many times, when I was checking it out a couple of weeks ago and noticing it was down to around 20, I just knew it was due for a rebound. Either I was just lucky or maybe looking at the 52 week chart helped. But it went up to 26. I thought it would only go up to 24 though, and then drop back down to around 22 or so. It did drop back down. That's just the nature of this stock!

Anyway, one can make a nice living just trading the fairly even ebb and flow of this stock's price, and do it in the safety of knowing dividends will continue. As you said, Mr. Adams has 1/3 of the shares, so I could assume that he wants those dividends to keep coming his way.

Along with that, the whole idea of people eating eggs is in itself a good topic for much discussion, including the influences you mentioned such as population growth, fertilizer prices, etc... But all things considered, the egg business is in my opinion a rather stable business.

If Marie Antoinette had said, "Let them eat eggs." maybe she wouldn't have lost her head. Hey, it's Saturday and I'm just having my coffee before heading out on the trails. ]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/139487-6-dividend-stocks-for-those-the-rally-left-behind?source=feed#comment-517768 517768 Very good point David! I know that SO hasn't come up because it's an electric utility. So are PGN and DUK. And with all of this talk of clean coal burning and the environment from the Obama administration, it's normal that these 3 would suffer, along with the fact that they are regulated utilities. So, sure they are safe stocks, and when other stocks suffer and people get scared, these type generally go up.

So, I agree with you. This article is rather useless. I would like to have known why those other 3 stocks might do well, as I'm not familiar with them. I certainly won't be following THIS author! Dave Morrison

On May 26 08:15 AM David Van Knapp wrote:

> What good is an unexplained, unanalyzed list of 6 stocks that pay
> dividends? What makes them stand out from the other thousand or so
> stocks that pay dividends? What makes them "non-cyclical"? Why have
> their price gains "considerably lagged the advance"? What are the
> risks behind a pink-sheet stock? Why might these stocks "regain some
> popularity"?]]> Tue, 26 May 2009 09:29:06 -0400 Very good point David! I know that SO hasn't come up because it's an electric utility. So are PGN and DUK. And with all of this talk of clean coal burning and the environment from the Obama administration, it's normal that these 3 would suffer, along with the fact that they are regulated utilities. So, sure they are safe stocks, and when other stocks suffer and people get scared, these type generally go up.

So, I agree with you. This article is rather useless. I would like to have known why those other 3 stocks might do well, as I'm not familiar with them. I certainly won't be following THIS author! Dave Morrison

On May 26 08:15 AM David Van Knapp wrote:

> What good is an unexplained, unanalyzed list of 6 stocks that pay
> dividends? What makes them stand out from the other thousand or so
> stocks that pay dividends? What makes them "non-cyclical"? Why have
> their price gains "considerably lagged the advance"? What are the
> risks behind a pink-sheet stock? Why might these stocks "regain some
> popularity"?]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/105608-top-global-dividend-stocks?source=feed#comment-305065 305065 Thu, 13 Nov 2008 10:17:11 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/102363-safe-haven-investments-imminent-danger-and-opportunities?source=feed#comment-293294 293294
Having said that, I will keep in mind what was written anyway and remain hopeful that Mark is at least correct in a general way, though I also believe prices won't jump tenfold. As Mark likes to say, "Hello!" We are in a recession, which we all know means lower demand for just about everything! I see commodities, hopefully copper, coming up gradually, very gradually. And I do believe there are some great deals in commodities now, but I wouldn't expect any quick profits, just some solid, long term investments. ]]> Wed, 29 Oct 2008 08:59:04 -0400
Having said that, I will keep in mind what was written anyway and remain hopeful that Mark is at least correct in a general way, though I also believe prices won't jump tenfold. As Mark likes to say, "Hello!" We are in a recession, which we all know means lower demand for just about everything! I see commodities, hopefully copper, coming up gradually, very gradually. And I do believe there are some great deals in commodities now, but I wouldn't expect any quick profits, just some solid, long term investments. ]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/99968-three-reasons-the-stock-market-rally-won-t-last?source=feed#comment-285164 285164
Anyway, I really agree that though this could well not be the bottom, there are some good buys out there, and using the averaging down method is clearly the wisest way to go. I think that if I were to pick one, I'd split my buys into 6th's. ]]> Sat, 18 Oct 2008 10:56:09 -0400
Anyway, I really agree that though this could well not be the bottom, there are some good buys out there, and using the averaging down method is clearly the wisest way to go. I think that if I were to pick one, I'd split my buys into 6th's. ]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/100443-how-low-can-mining-stocks-go?source=feed#comment-285155 285155
I guess with all stocks now, those who can wait a while have the advantage.

About CPVC: I used to sell it and thought it was wonderful, but when I went to put new plumbing in my old house, I used copper. Copper does have that nice feature of cutting down on germs as water flows through it. And I would think that right now, it's about as cheap as CPVC! Lol. ]]> Sat, 18 Oct 2008 10:43:14 -0400
I guess with all stocks now, those who can wait a while have the advantage.

About CPVC: I used to sell it and thought it was wonderful, but when I went to put new plumbing in my old house, I used copper. Copper does have that nice feature of cutting down on germs as water flows through it. And I would think that right now, it's about as cheap as CPVC! Lol. ]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/95183-wake-up-copper-consuming-dragon?source=feed#comment-253014 253014 I just hope their rise is sooner than later. I think that all of this recent desire and rationalization that everything is getting better now in the U.S. will diminish when future reports of increased national debt, more job losses, etc.... come out in the news. Then people will come back to reality. It might hurt copper some, but I think China has reached the point to where it's copper needs aren't really dependent upon the U.S. economy. And when people start getting really scared from bad reports, they'll start buying up gold again. ]]> Fri, 12 Sep 2008 16:07:04 -0400 I just hope their rise is sooner than later. I think that all of this recent desire and rationalization that everything is getting better now in the U.S. will diminish when future reports of increased national debt, more job losses, etc.... come out in the news. Then people will come back to reality. It might hurt copper some, but I think China has reached the point to where it's copper needs aren't really dependent upon the U.S. economy. And when people start getting really scared from bad reports, they'll start buying up gold again. ]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/93401-opportunities-in-energy-storage-stocks?source=feed#comment-243344 243344
Oh, and thanks to Jim too, for telling us about Valence. I'll be watching that company too. ]]> Mon, 01 Sep 2008 15:02:35 -0400
Oh, and thanks to Jim too, for telling us about Valence. I'll be watching that company too. ]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/93440-solar-breaks-oil-price-dependence?source=feed#comment-243321 243321
I'm not so sure about the correctness of the chart since it compares stock prices to "peak oil". That seems a little to vague, but still it's a nice chart to compare how each one has moved. I have owned WFR, along with FSLR, SOL, ESLR, and YGE. Made some money on each of them except for WFR. I now think that WFR has a great potential to perhaps move up the most.

I sometimes try to figure out what the mindset of the average U.S. person is like. As this is an election year, it seems that people who are for "change", regardless of whether they are for Obama or McCain, might at this time be more excited about purchasing the various solar or battery powered things than they would be when there is less talk of other sources of energy depletion. Are more people building with solar panels this year? It is obvious that more people are buying cars that in part use batteries.

I think that we'll get going with solar sooner than most people realize. It seems to me that our addiction to being able to drive around a lot will create a good market for solar power. So many people in the future will be willing to have a little less power in their cars to get the battery powered car market really strong. Later on, with the money from the first battery cars, they'll work on making these more efficient and faster. This is the way of any new type of technology. I'm not worried and I plan to get back into solar stocks as soon as I make some more money on FCX, which is still gradually going up, though it went down in the last session. ]]> Mon, 01 Sep 2008 14:29:12 -0400
I'm not so sure about the correctness of the chart since it compares stock prices to "peak oil". That seems a little to vague, but still it's a nice chart to compare how each one has moved. I have owned WFR, along with FSLR, SOL, ESLR, and YGE. Made some money on each of them except for WFR. I now think that WFR has a great potential to perhaps move up the most.

I sometimes try to figure out what the mindset of the average U.S. person is like. As this is an election year, it seems that people who are for "change", regardless of whether they are for Obama or McCain, might at this time be more excited about purchasing the various solar or battery powered things than they would be when there is less talk of other sources of energy depletion. Are more people building with solar panels this year? It is obvious that more people are buying cars that in part use batteries.

I think that we'll get going with solar sooner than most people realize. It seems to me that our addiction to being able to drive around a lot will create a good market for solar power. So many people in the future will be willing to have a little less power in their cars to get the battery powered car market really strong. Later on, with the money from the first battery cars, they'll work on making these more efficient and faster. This is the way of any new type of technology. I'm not worried and I plan to get back into solar stocks as soon as I make some more money on FCX, which is still gradually going up, though it went down in the last session. ]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/93364-the-new-energy-cold-war-the-warsaw-tehran-connection?source=feed#comment-242905 242905
Otherwise, I like reading about geopolitical strategies. ]]> Sun, 31 Aug 2008 21:55:27 -0400
Otherwise, I like reading about geopolitical strategies. ]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/93337-obama-s-green-promise?source=feed#comment-242899 242899
I liked Obama's idea of using 150 billion dollars to get us off of dependence on foreign oil. It's probably not enough money but it's a start. I just wish we had not spent all of that money and a lot more on a war. We could have used it as Obama is planning to do.

Anyway, I think it's a good article. ]]> Sun, 31 Aug 2008 21:42:35 -0400
I liked Obama's idea of using 150 billion dollars to get us off of dependence on foreign oil. It's probably not enough money but it's a start. I just wish we had not spent all of that money and a lot more on a war. We could have used it as Obama is planning to do.

Anyway, I think it's a good article. ]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/92304-ten-shining-arizona-stocks?source=feed#comment-237667 237667 Sun, 24 Aug 2008 11:27:02 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/86745-the-case-for-copper?source=feed#comment-215607 215607 I own wayyy too much PCU and FCX , or hopefully I don't own too much. I have felt the same way about the future of copper. Population growth worldwide, along with the idea that many of these greater numbers of people now have a little bit more money to buy things that require copper. I know that the U.S. economy will have something to do with copper demand, but I think it's not as much a factor as some might think it is. The U.S. is gradually becoming less important to the world, IMHO. ]]> Sun, 27 Jul 2008 11:10:24 -0400 I own wayyy too much PCU and FCX , or hopefully I don't own too much. I have felt the same way about the future of copper. Population growth worldwide, along with the idea that many of these greater numbers of people now have a little bit more money to buy things that require copper. I know that the U.S. economy will have something to do with copper demand, but I think it's not as much a factor as some might think it is. The U.S. is gradually becoming less important to the world, IMHO. ]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/87209-banking-sector-band-aids-just-won-t-do-it?source=feed#comment-215580 215580
Now I still owe money to those to whom I borrowed money. And it's too bad for them too, since I can't pay them. So, they lose too, and perhaps they will make the next person who wants to use their money to make loans to others go through a much more stringent examination of how they plan to make loans.

So, those people who took out loans they couldn't afford, whether it be individuals or banks, and for those who loaned out money, whether it be the banks and the stockholders of the banks, or the government, it's just too bad for them. They should feel the pain of irresponsibility. And since the government is you and me, then we need to make our representatives know how we feel about this. I write mine a lot about many issues. I don't know if it does any good or not, but I try. My district just got through kicking out one of the bums 2 years ago. And we'll do it again if needed.

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Now I still owe money to those to whom I borrowed money. And it's too bad for them too, since I can't pay them. So, they lose too, and perhaps they will make the next person who wants to use their money to make loans to others go through a much more stringent examination of how they plan to make loans.

So, those people who took out loans they couldn't afford, whether it be individuals or banks, and for those who loaned out money, whether it be the banks and the stockholders of the banks, or the government, it's just too bad for them. They should feel the pain of irresponsibility. And since the government is you and me, then we need to make our representatives know how we feel about this. I write mine a lot about many issues. I don't know if it does any good or not, but I try. My district just got through kicking out one of the bums 2 years ago. And we'll do it again if needed.

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Anyway, it's good for me to hear others say something that I suspected, that there was a horrific over reaction to the earnings report. It makes me wonder if anyone actually read the report or listened to the conference call. I noticed two analysts at least upgraded the stock afterwards. ]]> Fri, 25 Jul 2008 11:16:29 -0400
Anyway, it's good for me to hear others say something that I suspected, that there was a horrific over reaction to the earnings report. It makes me wonder if anyone actually read the report or listened to the conference call. I noticed two analysts at least upgraded the stock afterwards. ]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/85868-solar-s-warm-but-not-hot-barron-s?source=feed#comment-210667 210667
I am hoping that this will help offset Germany and Spain's diminished enthusiasm for helping this vital industry.

And that idea that any industry that has to be subsidized will not make it, is just ludicrous and certainly without any historical proof.

Eli, you are my favorite writer, but I hope you are wrong about solar! If you are, I won't hold it against you, but I'll just be happy for the environment and for our energy independence. ]]> Mon, 21 Jul 2008 11:53:26 -0400
I am hoping that this will help offset Germany and Spain's diminished enthusiasm for helping this vital industry.

And that idea that any industry that has to be subsidized will not make it, is just ludicrous and certainly without any historical proof.

Eli, you are my favorite writer, but I hope you are wrong about solar! If you are, I won't hold it against you, but I'll just be happy for the environment and for our energy independence. ]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/83722-starbucks-tells-walmart-here-you-take-them?source=feed#comment-198521 198521
By the way, anyone remember Walmart's old "made in U.S.A" advertising years ago? Well, now I really am feeling like blaming Walmart for leading the way to forcing everyone to use China as their supplier. I'm sure that Walmart didn't just follow the lead of others of going to China to be the low price leader. They started the whole thing and it has ruined us. I don't shop there at all anymore.

I don't buy my coffee at SBUX either. I enjoy the much less expensive and every bit as good coffee at either a local coffeehouse or at home, where I don't pretend to be an intellectual. If you know what I mean, you know that people who've been frequenting SBUX are there just as people posing as either the idle rich or as some sort of fashionable revolutionary book reader. If they are so smart, why are they buying lattes at around 5 dollars? (Actually I don't know what the cost for a latte is.)

Anyway, I might buy some SBUX on Monday, but it won't be the coffee. It will be the stock, and then I'll use the money to buy coffee in bulk and just watch birds in my back yard. ]]> Fri, 04 Jul 2008 10:54:23 -0400
By the way, anyone remember Walmart's old "made in U.S.A" advertising years ago? Well, now I really am feeling like blaming Walmart for leading the way to forcing everyone to use China as their supplier. I'm sure that Walmart didn't just follow the lead of others of going to China to be the low price leader. They started the whole thing and it has ruined us. I don't shop there at all anymore.

I don't buy my coffee at SBUX either. I enjoy the much less expensive and every bit as good coffee at either a local coffeehouse or at home, where I don't pretend to be an intellectual. If you know what I mean, you know that people who've been frequenting SBUX are there just as people posing as either the idle rich or as some sort of fashionable revolutionary book reader. If they are so smart, why are they buying lattes at around 5 dollars? (Actually I don't know what the cost for a latte is.)

Anyway, I might buy some SBUX on Monday, but it won't be the coffee. It will be the stock, and then I'll use the money to buy coffee in bulk and just watch birds in my back yard. ]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/75624-copper-proves-the-commodities-bull-isn-t-over-yet?source=feed#comment-161955 161955 Mon, 05 May 2008 09:18:40 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/75526-will-starbuck-s-new-menu-satifsfy-investors?source=feed#comment-161572 161572
I asked myself, "Is it really THAT good?" Though I left not wanting to wait in line, it did make me feel like maybe Starbucks has bottomed out and is here to stay and grow. They made some mistakes, but the news of them not opening so many more stores in the U.S. makes VERY good sense to me.

I read that international sales are better and growing. If they can just get a billion or so Chinese to drink coffee, that would be a boon to them. Chinese do seem to like to smoke cigarettes, so I guess they will just love coffee once they try it, and get that buzz off the caffiene.

I might just buy some SBUX on Monday, while I drink my Dunkin' Donuts coffee made at home. ]]> Sun, 04 May 2008 13:46:16 -0400
I asked myself, "Is it really THAT good?" Though I left not wanting to wait in line, it did make me feel like maybe Starbucks has bottomed out and is here to stay and grow. They made some mistakes, but the news of them not opening so many more stores in the U.S. makes VERY good sense to me.

I read that international sales are better and growing. If they can just get a billion or so Chinese to drink coffee, that would be a boon to them. Chinese do seem to like to smoke cigarettes, so I guess they will just love coffee once they try it, and get that buzz off the caffiene.

I might just buy some SBUX on Monday, while I drink my Dunkin' Donuts coffee made at home. ]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/75472-good-times-and-bad-times-in-gold?source=feed#comment-161096 161096 Regardless I really like the way you write. I like the attitude. Dave ]]> Sat, 03 May 2008 09:33:10 -0400 Regardless I really like the way you write. I like the attitude. Dave ]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/74849-airlines-set-to-rally-on-oil-pullback?source=feed#comment-159367 159367 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 11:00:37 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/74621-should-you-put-your-eggs-in-cal-maine-s-basket?source=feed#comment-159360 159360 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 10:55:01 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/71077-gold-stocks-too-much-speculative-risk-for-my-taste?source=feed#comment-157056 157056 Sat, 26 Apr 2008 09:19:13 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/73240-airtran-delays-earnings-by-a-day-flight-delay-to-blame?source=feed#comment-154619 154619 Tue, 22 Apr 2008 09:22:04 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/61203-bed-bath-beyond-time-to-buy-retail?source=feed#comment-153340 153340 Sat, 19 Apr 2008 09:48:12 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/72895-calm-longs-walking-on-eggshells?source=feed#comment-153335 153335 Sat, 19 Apr 2008 09:35:46 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/72377-wal-mart-another-20-40-upside-in-store?source=feed#comment-151899 151899 Wed, 16 Apr 2008 18:04:52 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/68574-financial-stocks-trading-near-book-value?source=feed#comment-126879 126879 Sat, 15 Mar 2008 12:47:43 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/67728-is-wal-mart-actually-more-evil-than-google?source=feed#comment-124649 124649 Mon, 10 Mar 2008 10:30:36 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/67818-fast-money-recap-3-7-08-oil-will-reach-378?source=feed#comment-124644 124644 Mon, 10 Mar 2008 10:16:26 -0400