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    • 20 Guidelines for the Individual Investor [view article]
      Oh! Now I get it! Buy low and sell high ! Jul 06 09:06 AM
    • Options Trader: Monday Outlook [view article]
      Prudent man is not all wrong. Take a look at who was running congress in those years of R presidential profligacy. The current massive deficit can be traced back to the vote that took place in November of 2001 in which other people entirely decided how America and the world would spend their money in the next decade. A few disasters and a couple of wars later with loose money to float all the effort - well, here we are. Jul 01 09:45 AM
    • Fluor Corp.: A Great Energy Play [view article]
      Given the current surge in interest in FLR, and with the most recent economic news being very very dour -- I am thinking even with FLR a strong choice, there may be a better entry point in a few weeks. Hate to wait for it to come back for me but sometimes this works. Am thinking a price arouind 170 could happen in a down market pile up. This is counter to the oil price factor that also helps drive fluor up (re- nuclear). Of course if I was Warren Buffet - I'd wait for it to drop to $140. (As if THAT would happen). Jun 30 04:58 PM
    • My Investment Philosophy and Visa [view article]
      you can see wide swings in MA from a longer history. V may have some weakness along with the market but pulling this on a short term loss seems short sighted to me. MA has a phenomenal track record both private and corporate. V is set to follow. This is not a stock to jump in and out of. Buy and hold for 10 or 20 years and enjoy.
      Jun 23 08:42 AM
    • A Missed Opportunity in Canadian Solar [view article]
      I too found and selected for a buy too late. Missed the run. However there may be a market rally next week because of a widely predicted oil price decline (if only temporary to pop the bubble). As it is oil that will drive the wider up market - it may also drive solar down a bit. Now there may be another shot at this yet. Jun 19 06:52 PM
    • Global Regulation Trend Favors PowerShares Global Clean Energy [view article]
      Floorboard is right. But religious trends tend to gain traction and stick for thousands of years. Global Warming, socialistic redistribution of energy and other resources. They have the winning team on their side (about 95 pct of the UN) and probably is a good idea to bet on them. Jun 14 09:29 AM
    • Nasdaq vs. Homebuilders vs. Oil [view article]
      nasdaq and homebuilders are essentially creating and then destroying demand for oil. It seems to follow - just as the charts you present show. We shall see. Oil appears at a tipping point just now. thanks for the insight. Jun 12 02:44 PM
    • Crude: Where's the Demand Destruction? [view article]
      bearfund - good points - and for sure a longer term expectation. Jun 12 11:01 AM
    • Crude: Where's the Demand Destruction? [view article]
      Where is the 200 pct profit mentioned by one poster? Good grief ! This is hyperbole for the uneducated masses and apparently a few well rehearsed "angry" congressmen who speak for "the little guy". A 10 pct profit on billions of barrels of oil and value added products like gasoline and you have a lot of money, but you still have to re-invest for more oil and more exploration. Thousands of share-holders and employees, not unlike the ethanol farmers in the midwest, need their company to stay profitable and 10% is very reasonable for a commodity. Now if it was a diamond bracelet you'd need a 500 percent markup. Or if it was an I-phone - you'd need a big markup. And still, we buy our tap water in plastic bottles at a huge markup and have no complaints about the water commodity being "overpriced"... So tax the oil companies an extra amount? Ok, fine, then that price goes into the final product at the pump and you still pay more, the oil company still earns its10 pct. But the plan to tax the oil company will do one thing - increase the price and decrease use even more. Maybe that was the plan ( and who cares if the little guy has to shell out more to get to his $10 an hour job?) Solution - high prices will create the base for low prices to follow including more alternatives to fossil fuels. Jun 11 04:28 PM
    • Agricultural Commodities: Playing an Acknowledged Theme [view article]
      I think you are absolutely right - long term. However, the dollar is about to gain some strength over the next year and a lot of forward expectations of exports may get pushed back. So , both commodities and farm machinery could easily fall back for a spell or at least reduce the vertical price climb. Apr 29 11:34 AM
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