Robert.from.Ct's Comments Robert.from.Ct's Comments RSS Syndication from SeekingAlpha.com http://seekingalpha.comuser/220363/comments Success in 2010 Requires Investing in Other Countries http://seekingalpha.com/article/179342-success-in-2010-requires-investing-in-other-countries?source=feed#comment-821479 821479 Fri, 25 Dec 2009 19:38:42 -0500 Two Examples Showing Buy and Hold Must Not Necessarily Lose http://seekingalpha.com/article/179785-two-examples-showing-buy-and-hold-must-not-necessarily-lose?source=feed#comment-821478 821478 Fri, 25 Dec 2009 19:34:11 -0500 Fannie / Freddie - What Does Treasury Know? http://seekingalpha.com/article/179841-fannie-freddie-what-does-treasury-know?source=feed#comment-821457 821457 Fri, 25 Dec 2009 17:26:27 -0500 Bubble Risk Rises with Low Rates http://seekingalpha.com/article/174409-bubble-risk-rises-with-low-rates?source=feed#comment-768333 768333 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:45:53 -0500 Cramer's Mad Money - You Can Buy Pretty Much Everything (11/16/09) http://seekingalpha.com/article/173692-cramer-s-mad-money-you-can-buy-pretty-much-everything-11-16-09?source=feed#comment-764789 764789 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:11:10 -0500 Appreciating Risk http://seekingalpha.com/article/170422-appreciating-risk?source=feed#comment-745508 745508 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:41:03 -0500 The Market Portfolio as an Investing First Step http://seekingalpha.com/article/167336-the-market-portfolio-as-an-investing-first-step?source=feed#comment-738732 738732 Sat, 31 Oct 2009 18:50:45 -0400 Asset Allocation: Seeing the Forest for the Trees http://seekingalpha.com/article/166254-asset-allocation-seeing-the-forest-for-the-trees?source=feed#comment-738730 738730 Sat, 31 Oct 2009 18:44:41 -0400 The Myth of Uncorrelated Return http://seekingalpha.com/article/170168-the-myth-of-uncorrelated-return?source=feed#comment-738725 738725 Sat, 31 Oct 2009 18:39:43 -0400 Cramer's Mad Money - Five Safety Stocks (10/29/09) http://seekingalpha.com/article/170106-cramer-s-mad-money-five-safety-stocks-10-29-09?source=feed#comment-738716 738716 Sat, 31 Oct 2009 18:26:57 -0400 Paul Tudor Jones: Gold's Undervalued and Bonds Are a Curve Flattener Play http://seekingalpha.com/article/170167-paul-tudor-jones-gold-s-undervalued-and-bonds-are-a-curve-flattener-play?source=feed#comment-738715 738715 Sat, 31 Oct 2009 18:23:46 -0400 Cramer's Mad Money - When the Facts Change...(10/23/09) http://seekingalpha.com/article/168622-cramer-s-mad-money-when-the-facts-change-10-23-09?source=feed#comment-731339 731339 Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:52:58 -0400 The Economic Recovery That Isn't http://seekingalpha.com/article/164590-the-economic-recovery-that-isn-t?source=feed#comment-703084 703084 Sun, 04 Oct 2009 21:41:08 -0400 Cramer's Mad Money - Obama's Enemy Number One (9/29/09) http://seekingalpha.com/article/163320-cramer-s-mad-money-obama-s-enemy-number-one-9-29-09?source=feed#comment-699384 699384 Thu, 01 Oct 2009 20:57:05 -0400 Cramer's Mad Money: Bye-Bye Bonds (9/17/09) http://seekingalpha.com/article/162153-cramer-s-mad-money-bye-bye-bonds-9-17-09?source=feed#comment-683267 683267 Sat, 19 Sep 2009 02:57:07 -0400 Priming the Pump for $20/Gal. Gas: Interview with Chris Steiner http://seekingalpha.com/article/148167-priming-the-pump-for-20-gal-gas-interview-with-chris-steiner?source=feed#comment-583006 583006 Fri, 10 Jul 2009 20:30:18 -0400 Obama Should Be Promoting Self Reliance, Not Another Stimulus http://seekingalpha.com/article/148087-obama-should-be-promoting-self-reliance-not-another-stimulus?source=feed#comment-582981 582981 Fri, 10 Jul 2009 20:07:01 -0400 Groundbreaking WSJ Story on Gold http://seekingalpha.com/article/147952-groundbreaking-wsj-story-on-gold?source=feed#comment-582945 582945 Fri, 10 Jul 2009 19:44:25 -0400 Groundbreaking WSJ Story on Gold http://seekingalpha.com/article/147952-groundbreaking-wsj-story-on-gold?source=feed#comment-582898 582898

On Jul 09 05:35 PM jrainspe wrote:

> This whole discussion is a fool's argument. There is intrinsically
> no difference between a piece of plastic you call a "gold asset card"
> and the metal itself. Except for jewelery, gold does not add anything
> to the quality of one's life. You can't eat it; you can't drink it;
> it doesn't cure disease; in fact, of itself it does nothing, just
> like the one dollar bill in your wallet or a gold asset card. The
> fact that humans place one inanimate object as "more valuable" than
> another inanimate object is only one of the reasons I have very little
> respect for humans as a whole. Remember, 50% of the population have
> an IQ of 100 or less.]]>
Fri, 10 Jul 2009 19:10:27 -0400

On Jul 09 05:35 PM jrainspe wrote:

> This whole discussion is a fool's argument. There is intrinsically
> no difference between a piece of plastic you call a "gold asset card"
> and the metal itself. Except for jewelery, gold does not add anything
> to the quality of one's life. You can't eat it; you can't drink it;
> it doesn't cure disease; in fact, of itself it does nothing, just
> like the one dollar bill in your wallet or a gold asset card. The
> fact that humans place one inanimate object as "more valuable" than
> another inanimate object is only one of the reasons I have very little
> respect for humans as a whole. Remember, 50% of the population have
> an IQ of 100 or less.]]>
T. Boone Pickens' Epic Wind Fail http://seekingalpha.com/article/147955-t-boone-pickens-epic-wind-fail?source=feed#comment-582884 582884 Fri, 10 Jul 2009 18:57:35 -0400 CNBC's upcoming special on pornography (actual porn, not money porn) has alienated at least one advertiser: Charles Schwab has pulled its sponsorship of "Fast Money" after a preview implied a connection between Schwab and the network's Porn: Business of Pleasure, though it still sponsors other programs. http://seekingalpha.com/news/market_currents/post/27720?source=feed#comment-582860 582860 Fri, 10 Jul 2009 18:45:42 -0400 Why GM Is Ready for a Rebound http://seekingalpha.com/article/148155-why-gm-is-ready-for-a-rebound?source=feed#comment-582854 582854 Fri, 10 Jul 2009 18:39:27 -0400 What to Do with This Rally? http://seekingalpha.com/article/135308-what-to-do-with-this-rally?source=feed#comment-494520 494520

On May 06 02:35 PM mediapro wrote:

> AH. "Smart Traders" ("or they will have to become smart traders").
>
>
> This was the author's central point. We have a lot of brilliant converts
> to "smart investing" digging the grave for buy and hold (I would
> say annually re-adjust), while plowing the ground with the latest
> new schemes for "smart investing".
>
> The authors' drunk analogy is another way to state efficient market
> theory. As Burton Malkiel clearly illustrated in his time tested
> book, "A Random Walk Down Wall Street", a variation of the authors'
> ETF recommendation still rings true. In another world "technical
> investing" would be put in the same class as witchcraft and these
> green eye shade monsters would be burned at the stake. As for picking
> individual stocks, no matter the investing style, it's a fools game
> no better than Vegas.
>
> What's a "smart investor" to do with his/her money? Balance a potfolio
> across broad indexes (yes ETFs are the newest, smartest vehicles)
> of stocks, bonds, real estate, and even precious metals if you have
> enough to invest. Rebalance that portfolio at least annually as market
> fluctuations dictate. Malkiel proves in his writings that this nets
> an average of 6.5% over any analysis period longer than twenty years
> over the past 150 years.
>
> ]]>
Thu, 07 May 2009 16:28:05 -0400

On May 06 02:35 PM mediapro wrote:

> AH. "Smart Traders" ("or they will have to become smart traders").
>
>
> This was the author's central point. We have a lot of brilliant converts
> to "smart investing" digging the grave for buy and hold (I would
> say annually re-adjust), while plowing the ground with the latest
> new schemes for "smart investing".
>
> The authors' drunk analogy is another way to state efficient market
> theory. As Burton Malkiel clearly illustrated in his time tested
> book, "A Random Walk Down Wall Street", a variation of the authors'
> ETF recommendation still rings true. In another world "technical
> investing" would be put in the same class as witchcraft and these
> green eye shade monsters would be burned at the stake. As for picking
> individual stocks, no matter the investing style, it's a fools game
> no better than Vegas.
>
> What's a "smart investor" to do with his/her money? Balance a potfolio
> across broad indexes (yes ETFs are the newest, smartest vehicles)
> of stocks, bonds, real estate, and even precious metals if you have
> enough to invest. Rebalance that portfolio at least annually as market
> fluctuations dictate. Malkiel proves in his writings that this nets
> an average of 6.5% over any analysis period longer than twenty years
> over the past 150 years.
>
> ]]>
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