decoflair's Comments RSS Syndication from SeekingAlpha.com http://seekingalpha.comuser/188198/comments http://seekingalpha.com/article/147250-not-all-green-jobs-were-created-equal?source=feed#comment-577767 577767 Have any of the stocks you have mentioned dropped into a "buy" range??]]> Tue, 07 Jul 2009 17:42:40 -0400 Have any of the stocks you have mentioned dropped into a "buy" range??]]> http://seekingalpha.com/news/market_currents/post/25843?source=feed#comment-543498 543498 Good observation and conclusion.
Rates were low because the economy was terrible and people had great fear of a depression. Now, stabilization in the financial sector and economy brings us slightly higher rates.]]> Fri, 12 Jun 2009 05:54:20 -0400 Good observation and conclusion.
Rates were low because the economy was terrible and people had great fear of a depression. Now, stabilization in the financial sector and economy brings us slightly higher rates.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/133861-ebay-s-ticker-might-be-pypl-in-three-years?source=feed#comment-482160 482160 Wed, 29 Apr 2009 05:55:17 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/129448-investing-in-healthcare-blue-chips-vs-the-etf?source=feed#comment-452589 452589 Sun, 05 Apr 2009 15:45:04 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/127817-using-drips-for-faster-compounding-of-dividends?source=feed#comment-440314 440314 Wed, 25 Mar 2009 18:39:38 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/124616-solar-stocks-citi-says-still-too-early-to-buy?source=feed#comment-416976 416976 WHAT A JOKE! CITI giving out financial advice.
These financial firms have destroyed their credibility by financially destroying their own companies.
I am to take their advice? ]]> Sat, 07 Mar 2009 05:11:35 -0500 WHAT A JOKE! CITI giving out financial advice.
These financial firms have destroyed their credibility by financially destroying their own companies.
I am to take their advice? ]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/123425-citigroup-the-death-of-buy-and-hold-investing?source=feed#comment-410203 410203 WOW! We must be close to the buying opportunity for the next ten years.

The last time there was so much negativism was the early 1980s when people were proclaiming that the United States was going to become a third world country (the rust belt mentality). Prior to the 1980s there was 1974-1975 when a major national magazine issued a report declaring "The Death of Equities."
Let's give ourselves some credit or our past achievements. Yes, we are in a jam, but we are working to find a solution. We will get ourselves out of this mess.]]> Mon, 02 Mar 2009 18:28:24 -0500 WOW! We must be close to the buying opportunity for the next ten years.

The last time there was so much negativism was the early 1980s when people were proclaiming that the United States was going to become a third world country (the rust belt mentality). Prior to the 1980s there was 1974-1975 when a major national magazine issued a report declaring "The Death of Equities."
Let's give ourselves some credit or our past achievements. Yes, we are in a jam, but we are working to find a solution. We will get ourselves out of this mess.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/122806-buffett-takes-advantage-of-the-wall-street-addicts?source=feed#comment-404062 404062 Thu, 26 Feb 2009 05:41:17 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/116380-what-to-buy-and-why-barron-s-2009-roundtable-part-iii?source=feed#comment-365921 365921
Help! Help!]]> Sun, 25 Jan 2009 17:26:46 -0500
Help! Help!]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/112607-too-much-optimism-for-gilead-sciences?source=feed#comment-358819 358819 However, the insider sales are quite disturbing to me. I find it difficult to think that officers of the company would be dumping such hugh numbers of their shares if they were firm believers in the near term performance of GILD. I will buy on significant pullbacks, though.]]> Sun, 18 Jan 2009 08:36:49 -0500 However, the insider sales are quite disturbing to me. I find it difficult to think that officers of the company would be dumping such hugh numbers of their shares if they were firm believers in the near term performance of GILD. I will buy on significant pullbacks, though.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/114041-america-is-this-the-end-of-an-era?source=feed#comment-351849 351849 They were wrong! Wrong! Wrong! The American people have always come back. We have a never give up spirit. We will overcome these present challenges and the result will be an economically stronger United States.]]> Sat, 10 Jan 2009 15:11:30 -0500 They were wrong! Wrong! Wrong! The American people have always come back. We have a never give up spirit. We will overcome these present challenges and the result will be an economically stronger United States.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/114018-intuitive-surgical-becomes-a-sorry-story-stock-red-flag?source=feed#comment-351277 351277 Fri, 09 Jan 2009 18:14:00 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/113030-are-u-s-home-prices-reasonable?source=feed#comment-345766 345766 We Americans love our homes. Unfortunately, the financial side got a bit out of hand due to the greed of those involved in the industry, speculators, and buyers who could not actually afford the upkeep and mortgage payments for their homes. Owning a home is a major desire for many working Americans. It is a dream that inspires us to work harder, work that overtime, or work that extra job to buy and keep our home.
The dream still lives and will eventually fuel new buying in the housing market in America. The pent up demand that is growing will lead to a shortage of new homes on the market within 5 years. Give Americans a lower price for homes combined with a lower fixed mortgage interest rate and the housing market will again stabilize and continue its inflation price increase as it has done in the past.
THE AMERICAN DREAM IS NOT DEAD!!!]]> Sun, 04 Jan 2009 17:41:06 -0500 We Americans love our homes. Unfortunately, the financial side got a bit out of hand due to the greed of those involved in the industry, speculators, and buyers who could not actually afford the upkeep and mortgage payments for their homes. Owning a home is a major desire for many working Americans. It is a dream that inspires us to work harder, work that overtime, or work that extra job to buy and keep our home.
The dream still lives and will eventually fuel new buying in the housing market in America. The pent up demand that is growing will lead to a shortage of new homes on the market within 5 years. Give Americans a lower price for homes combined with a lower fixed mortgage interest rate and the housing market will again stabilize and continue its inflation price increase as it has done in the past.
THE AMERICAN DREAM IS NOT DEAD!!!]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/112986-first-call-of-a-double-dip-recession-setting-up-a-market-bottom?source=feed#comment-345161 345161 Over the past few decades millions of Baby Boomers (like myself) entered the stock market and regularly invested our excessed dollars into our 401Ks. 403Bs, IRAs, and so forth. Along the way, I had ammassed a small amount of money through the market to help supplement my retirement income when that stage of life began. Unfortunately, I and many others like myself, have witnessed the loss of most of what was accumulated in stocks over the past four decades. Once in 2000 and again at the end of 2008. Realize, that the rise in the stock market over the past four decades was a direct result of the Baby Boom generation.
Do you think at 60 years old that we Baby Boomers are going to continue investing in stocks for 10-15 years accumulating a small sum
to help at retirement time only to watch the portfolio disintegrate in 10-15 weeks?
Many Baby Boomers no longer have the long term horizon needed to build up a healthy stock portfolio. No, we are done. My fellow Baby Boomers have pulled their funds away from stocks and do not plan to return.
So, the real question to ask ourselves is what type of long term return will the stock market offer if the great number of stock market investors of the Baby Boom generation stops investing in the stock market?
Yes, there will be rallies. However, we could be entering a long period in which the market meanders and may not see new highs for a few decades. We Boomers helped to create the great bull markets we have witnessed since the August 1982 DOW low of 782 and without our dollars remaining invested or moving into stocks it could be many decades before we see 20,000 on the DOW.]]> Sun, 04 Jan 2009 06:43:32 -0500 Over the past few decades millions of Baby Boomers (like myself) entered the stock market and regularly invested our excessed dollars into our 401Ks. 403Bs, IRAs, and so forth. Along the way, I had ammassed a small amount of money through the market to help supplement my retirement income when that stage of life began. Unfortunately, I and many others like myself, have witnessed the loss of most of what was accumulated in stocks over the past four decades. Once in 2000 and again at the end of 2008. Realize, that the rise in the stock market over the past four decades was a direct result of the Baby Boom generation.
Do you think at 60 years old that we Baby Boomers are going to continue investing in stocks for 10-15 years accumulating a small sum
to help at retirement time only to watch the portfolio disintegrate in 10-15 weeks?
Many Baby Boomers no longer have the long term horizon needed to build up a healthy stock portfolio. No, we are done. My fellow Baby Boomers have pulled their funds away from stocks and do not plan to return.
So, the real question to ask ourselves is what type of long term return will the stock market offer if the great number of stock market investors of the Baby Boom generation stops investing in the stock market?
Yes, there will be rallies. However, we could be entering a long period in which the market meanders and may not see new highs for a few decades. We Boomers helped to create the great bull markets we have witnessed since the August 1982 DOW low of 782 and without our dollars remaining invested or moving into stocks it could be many decades before we see 20,000 on the DOW.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/112095-best-stocks-for-2009?source=feed#comment-339145 339145 Sat, 27 Dec 2008 06:07:01 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/109814-is-it-time-to-buy-what-history-shows?source=feed#comment-325269 325269 2) In addition, don't we need to retest the 7500-7600 level on the DOW that occurred on Nov. 21. No, it just cannot be as easy as you have described.
3) There may be substantial tax changes coming next year. History has demonstrated that major tax changes upset the market due to the uncertainty of the effects of the changes.
]]> Wed, 10 Dec 2008 05:01:36 -0500 2) In addition, don't we need to retest the 7500-7600 level on the DOW that occurred on Nov. 21. No, it just cannot be as easy as you have described.
3) There may be substantial tax changes coming next year. History has demonstrated that major tax changes upset the market due to the uncertainty of the effects of the changes.
]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/98062-aapl-s-time-for-greatness-is-now?source=feed#comment-271267 271267 Thu, 02 Oct 2008 05:42:44 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/92504-what-did-buffett-buy-american-express-or-wells-fargo?source=feed#comment-239842 239842 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 06:36:15 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/90492-sirius-xm-2009-debt-is-a-non-issue-for-investors?source=feed#comment-228474 228474 Tue, 12 Aug 2008 08:27:31 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/89679-satellite-radio-wall-street-isn-t-seeing-the-full-picture?source=feed#comment-224841 224841 Thu, 07 Aug 2008 08:52:07 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/89105-major-yahoo-shareholder-demands-vote-recount?source=feed#comment-222935 222935 Second, I received another set of proxy material, which I ignored because I had already voted.
Third, I received another set of proxy material shortly before the shareholder meeting date. I did not understand what the heck was going on with these mailings.
Now, I doubt if my first vote over the internet was even counted.
Another Yahoo! boondoggle.
]]> Tue, 05 Aug 2008 07:35:03 -0400 Second, I received another set of proxy material, which I ignored because I had already voted.
Third, I received another set of proxy material shortly before the shareholder meeting date. I did not understand what the heck was going on with these mailings.
Now, I doubt if my first vote over the internet was even counted.
Another Yahoo! boondoggle.
]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/89097-ceo-mel-karmazin-buys-2-million-sirius-xm-shares?source=feed#comment-222911 222911 Tue, 05 Aug 2008 06:11:07 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/88553-sirius-xm-s-long-road?source=feed#comment-219936 219936
I notice that the radio shows that Sirius XM programs that are direct from cable or AM band all have gaps of time because they need to run paid commercials. When this happens, Sirius XM makes non-paid announcements to fill in those minutes. For example, I listen to CNBC (127) and Fox Business News (128) channels. These two programs regularly run their own paid commercials. Sirius uses this time to make non-paid announcements about their own program schedules. Since these gaps of time must be filled, why not offer commercial advertising time for which payment will be made. Sirius XM could still boast that they offer non commercial music programming and that a certain percentage of their programming is commercial free. ]]> Fri, 01 Aug 2008 08:02:11 -0400
I notice that the radio shows that Sirius XM programs that are direct from cable or AM band all have gaps of time because they need to run paid commercials. When this happens, Sirius XM makes non-paid announcements to fill in those minutes. For example, I listen to CNBC (127) and Fox Business News (128) channels. These two programs regularly run their own paid commercials. Sirius uses this time to make non-paid announcements about their own program schedules. Since these gaps of time must be filled, why not offer commercial advertising time for which payment will be made. Sirius XM could still boast that they offer non commercial music programming and that a certain percentage of their programming is commercial free. ]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/88234-what-the-sirius-xm-radio-future-may-hold?source=feed#comment-219104 219104
I notice that the radio shows that Sirius XM programs that are direct from cable or AM band all have gaps of time because they need to run paid commercials. When this happens, Sirius XM makes non-paid announcements to fill in those minutes. For example, I listen to CNBC (127) and Fox Business News (128) channels. These two programs regularly run their own paid commercials. Sirius uses this time to make non-paid announcements about their own program schedules. Since these gaps of time must be filled, why not offer commercial advertising time for which payment will be made. Sirius XM could still boast that they offer non commercial music programming and that a certain percentage of their programming is commercial free.]]> Thu, 31 Jul 2008 08:14:59 -0400
I notice that the radio shows that Sirius XM programs that are direct from cable or AM band all have gaps of time because they need to run paid commercials. When this happens, Sirius XM makes non-paid announcements to fill in those minutes. For example, I listen to CNBC (127) and Fox Business News (128) channels. These two programs regularly run their own paid commercials. Sirius uses this time to make non-paid announcements about their own program schedules. Since these gaps of time must be filled, why not offer commercial advertising time for which payment will be made. Sirius XM could still boast that they offer non commercial music programming and that a certain percentage of their programming is commercial free.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/85937-nvidia-intensifying-competition-and-execution-challenges?source=feed#comment-210380 210380 Mon, 21 Jul 2008 07:46:18 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/82536-sources-say-microhoo-is-back-on?source=feed#comment-192047 192047 Tue, 24 Jun 2008 16:22:11 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/82269-barron-s-banks-on-100-oil?source=feed#comment-190672 190672 Mon, 23 Jun 2008 05:35:39 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/82295-valuing-ge-it-s-cheap?source=feed#comment-190668 190668 Mon, 23 Jun 2008 05:18:38 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/81618-blodget-thinks-ebay-looks-cheap-we-disagree?source=feed#comment-187263 187263 Tue, 17 Jun 2008 15:55:01 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/81162-icahn-smart-dumb-or-just-plain-screwed?source=feed#comment-184711 184711 1) Continue to move toward replacing the board. Since we shareholders are so angry at the way the Yahoo! board handled this that some of us may be happy with circus clowns as replacements.
2) Gain full control of the company.
3) Split the company into parts selling off each to the highest bidder.
]]> Fri, 13 Jun 2008 04:48:35 -0400 1) Continue to move toward replacing the board. Since we shareholders are so angry at the way the Yahoo! board handled this that some of us may be happy with circus clowns as replacements.
2) Gain full control of the company.
3) Split the company into parts selling off each to the highest bidder.
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