whisperonthewind

Assessing BDCs' Rise from the Grave

One other point - ACAS has brought back their dividend. It will be the only one this year, and is slated to be 90% stock, 10% cash, but the $1.07 dividend is still greater than zero. I'm sure that you already knew that, but I don't know why you didn't mention it. I wonder if it will be the undoing of ACAS, in the end.

Assessing BDCs' Rise from the Grave

I keep a small portion of my portfolio set aside for "risky stocks", the ones I would like to dream will make money. Some have, over the years, and some have not. So far, I'm slightly ahead, and so will take a peek at some of these. I don't gamble more than I can afford to lose, and have been known to tip more in a month than I put into risky stocks, but watching the ones that go up provides that touch of excitement that makes me know I'm not dead yet.

Lehman Brothers Take-over: Implications for Financials

Valuation on everything has tanked, which proves one thing to me - everyone is listening to the analysts and no one is looking at the companies. If all the analysts (ALL) were forced to shut up for one month, people would have to do their own research. They would end up buying stock in the companies they believe are good. The market would go up based on how people feel rather than how analysts feel. This could have the effect of stabilizing some of those companies. Do I know which companies are good? No. Do I listen to the analysts anymore? No. I read them, agree or disagree, and end up buying on my own opinions of those companies or selling for the same reasons. We've all lost value in our investments, anyway. Why not just fire the analysts and go it alone?