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Wall Street Breakfast: Must-Know News

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On Nov 03 08:55 AM ScroogeMcduck wrote:

> Yea, I miss Rachel. Don't get me wrong Eli, your doing a great job
> your just not as pretty.

Which Dividend Stocks Are Relatively Safe?

True, but customer service/relations puts VZ over the top for me.


On Sep 27 03:22 PM buoy wrote:

> VZ and T could almost be identical twins.

Rachael Granby Is on Maternity Leave

One of the highlights of my morning is reading your Wall Street Breakfast. Now you have one of the highlights of your life with your new baby boy. Best wishes Rachael. We will miss your smiling face every day for a while...but your family will get to see it more.

Starting to Think Differently About Sony

I agree, Sony needs to get their act together. How many years and management changes and intiatives does it take? I have been buying Sony home entertainment products since the original WalkMan. The last 15 years I have been most disappointed with them as company of choice for TV, Video, and Audio equipment especially...as well as a stock holding. They have their hands into too much and need to get back to what they used to do best. They are losing their customer base. Are you listening Mr. Stringer?!

Windows 7 Launch a Potential Boon to McAfee, Symantec - Deutsche Bank

Let's not forget about Windows Security Essentials (Morro) that's in Beta right now. It's a free anti-spyware that the competition may be starting to sweat about.

Fiscal Policy: Obama Administration Isn't Making Much Sense

I agree it's small business that needs the break to stimulate employment.
Also, I used to think he was a great speaker, but I'm beginning to wonder. Have you seen the video comparisons of effectiveness with and without the Teleprompter? Shouldn't great Statesmen be writing their own speeches and not reading someone elses words? ...At least for minor speeches.


On Jul 13 02:16 PM kohalakid wrote:

> If I owned a business producing widgets, I sure wouldn't be expanding
> and hiring now. I'd be looking to move overseas.
> Let's review. Obama wants to add the following burdens to my business:
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> Higher income taxes
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> Higher energy costs via Cap and Trade
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> Higher minimum wages
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> Higher employee costs via mandated health care
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> How do any of these things encourage a business to hire new workers??
> Obama is a great speaker, but he doesn't know jack about what it
> takes to make a business or an economy grow.

Wall Street Breakfast: Must-Know News

I can't believe it; I miss Rachael's picture already!!

7 Questions to Ask Warren Buffett

Well you seem pretty bright too Stephen. Well said and optimistic.....I like that!

How to Value a Commodity

Thanks for the excellent training session for us novice investers!
Perhaps an article on commodity ETF's and ETN's might be in the making to help us with easing into this area. Seems in order to cut down on some risk that an all-around balanced pick that wasn't tilted too much in one area (like oil) might be a smart choice in the forthcoming inflationary years ahead.

Mutual Fund Industry Is in Critical Condition

I must agree. Two years ago I had 12 Mutual Funds. Now I have one core Bond Fund and all my equities reside in either ETF's or individual stocks. The negatives, for me on Mutual Funds were:
They didn't do any better than Index Funds
You have to wait till after the Market closes for your buy or sell transaction to take place
and of course the total annual expenses to have the Fund

I'm confident in my portfolio revision/update.

Diversification: It Really Doesn't Matter

A most interesting article. A bit of a negative though as with most financial articles it seems is the lack of ideas on alternate solutions....or a better way to "diversify".
How does the author invest his portfolio now?

How GE Compares to Other Banks

Most interesting string. Being newly retired and my wife losing her good job I'm nervous about staying long on GE. I think losing or downsizing their financial division would be like a dose of antacid medicine to me. Shouldn't the reduction of their AAA rating or say a 50% cut in dividends alter a decision to stay long?
What say ye all?

Wall Street Breakfast: Must-Know News

I agree, it's time for term limits for all members of Congress.
Power, money, greed, and politics have corrupted the whole institution. Two terms max.


On Jan 14 08:15 AM PrudentMan, CFA wrote:

> Consumer Confidence? Why would anyone be confident in the economy,
> which is only our fifth worst since the end of WWII, when the, Fed
> Administration, Congress and especially Obama all tell everyone it
> is going to get worse? In the previous recessions the government
> pretty much kept their mouths shut and did their job instead of being
> much too vocal
>
> Why are all the Fed members talking so much. In my fifty years as
> a professional investor I never heard so much said by people who
> proved they know so little. If all these rear-mirror economists,
> who are behind the curve, would spend their time doing some analysis
> instead of brushing up their resumes they may have seen the problem
> with credit years ago. Because the non-discounting stock markets
> kept going up all these people were just Pollyandas.
>
> Whey is Obama and Congress so vocal? These Socialists see and opportunity
> in the false "worse receission since the Great Depression, and I
> lived in that time that was exacerbated to unnecessarily last ten
> years, they can make the greatest theft of taxpayer money in history.
> As we all know, those who have the money have the control.
>
> If the Fed Congress and the Administration would have said that the
> Free Market will work things out so property will revert to their
> rightful owner this recession would be over. The promise of bailing
> out loser at the cost of winners is very far from Free Market Capitalism
> as it is Socialist Capitalism. Are problems started decades ago and
> the Fed and Congress could very easily have reighned it in with the
> laws on the books.
>
> I think this is the best time for rational investors support and
> end encourage Congressional Term Limits.

Ben Stein Watch: December 14, 2008

Who, Salmon or Stein?

Why America Won't Become Like Japan

Most interesting article. In reference to the comment, "Propping up “zombie” companies that should have been allowed to fail",
I think it was a little unusual that you didn't mention as a glaring example the giant elephants in the room, the "Big 3".