smurphny's Comments RSS Syndication from SeekingAlpha.com http://seekingalpha.comuser/236207/comments http://seekingalpha.com/article/114913-ten-top-value-traps-with-unreasonably-high-dividends?source=feed#comment-356535 356535 Thu, 15 Jan 2009 10:33:26 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/111752-don-t-be-scammed-by-madoff-investor-sob-stories?source=feed#comment-336529 336529 Tue, 23 Dec 2008 09:29:19 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/111388-wall-street-breakfast-must-know-news?source=feed#comment-336509 336509 Tue, 23 Dec 2008 09:16:40 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/111208-great-depression-not-imminent-but-inevitable?source=feed#comment-332822 332822 SEC) was even trying to watch. We are all waiting to hear just WHO was involved in the neglect of duty in this organization which is funded by tax dollars to do, well...nothing. If government should be involved at all right now, it should be to regulate the orderly dissolution of both sides of this CDS folly. Debt needs to be permanently lowered across the board, in all sectors of the financial world, from credit cards, corporate paper, to interbank loans. Debt needs to be strictly regulated by very clear rules and issued only with minimal risk, collateralized with sound assets. We need to go back to this old, sound mentality of debt and remove highly speculative bets from the debt world. Our government should be arranging the transitions/bankruptci... of the AIGs, FNMs, and future insolvent financial companies, complete with the firing of ALL persons involved in the policy-making decisions, not their refunding with my tax dollars. Entities like Moody's, Fitch, and S&P should be closed down immediately for malfeasance (since no credit is being issued at present anyway), cleaned of all people who willingly went along with or actively promoted fraud, and executive offices filled with some of the people who quit these companies because they saw the fraud going on. WHY ARE THE EXECS. OF THESE COMPANIES STILL WALKING THE STREETS??? Confidence is the issue right now and no confidence will be restored until the rot is thoroughly removed from the wood, perp walks highlighted during prime time, and a clear new direction adopted. This is NOT happening at present and if it does not happen, as more shoes start to drop, the BEST outcome may be a depression.]]> Thu, 18 Dec 2008 07:56:34 -0500 SEC) was even trying to watch. We are all waiting to hear just WHO was involved in the neglect of duty in this organization which is funded by tax dollars to do, well...nothing. If government should be involved at all right now, it should be to regulate the orderly dissolution of both sides of this CDS folly. Debt needs to be permanently lowered across the board, in all sectors of the financial world, from credit cards, corporate paper, to interbank loans. Debt needs to be strictly regulated by very clear rules and issued only with minimal risk, collateralized with sound assets. We need to go back to this old, sound mentality of debt and remove highly speculative bets from the debt world. Our government should be arranging the transitions/bankruptci... of the AIGs, FNMs, and future insolvent financial companies, complete with the firing of ALL persons involved in the policy-making decisions, not their refunding with my tax dollars. Entities like Moody's, Fitch, and S&P should be closed down immediately for malfeasance (since no credit is being issued at present anyway), cleaned of all people who willingly went along with or actively promoted fraud, and executive offices filled with some of the people who quit these companies because they saw the fraud going on. WHY ARE THE EXECS. OF THESE COMPANIES STILL WALKING THE STREETS??? Confidence is the issue right now and no confidence will be restored until the rot is thoroughly removed from the wood, perp walks highlighted during prime time, and a clear new direction adopted. This is NOT happening at present and if it does not happen, as more shoes start to drop, the BEST outcome may be a depression.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/110107-6-natural-investments-in-natural-gas?source=feed#comment-329231 329231

On Dec 13 10:31 AM long_on_oil wrote:

> The ratio of oil to natural gas energy wise is 6:1 so eventually
> both will settle on prices that reflect the ratio. So $7 nat gas
> equates to $42 oil etc. If you are investing in natural gas that
> is a very important ratio to remember.
> Natural gas is now $5.88 that translates to $35 oil or if natural
> gas comes back to the current price of oil it would be at $7.60.
> The two have been drifting towards the ratio for the past 3 months.]]> Sun, 14 Dec 2008 14:33:41 -0500

On Dec 13 10:31 AM long_on_oil wrote:

> The ratio of oil to natural gas energy wise is 6:1 so eventually
> both will settle on prices that reflect the ratio. So $7 nat gas
> equates to $42 oil etc. If you are investing in natural gas that
> is a very important ratio to remember.
> Natural gas is now $5.88 that translates to $35 oil or if natural
> gas comes back to the current price of oil it would be at $7.60.
> The two have been drifting towards the ratio for the past 3 months.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/110107-6-natural-investments-in-natural-gas?source=feed#comment-329223 329223 Sun, 14 Dec 2008 14:26:19 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/110620-does-anyone-care-about-alternative-energy-anymore?source=feed#comment-329212 329212 Sun, 14 Dec 2008 14:17:51 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/110622-ratio-of-oil-to-natural-gas-falls?source=feed#comment-329210 329210 Sun, 14 Dec 2008 14:13:47 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/109577-expect-opec-to-cut-production?source=feed#comment-323240 323240 Sun, 07 Dec 2008 15:45:40 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/109578-where-is-penn-west-energy-trust-going?source=feed#comment-323235 323235 Sun, 07 Dec 2008 15:37:37 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/108935-how-long-will-the-price-of-oil-remain-this-low?source=feed#comment-321142 321142 Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:02:42 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/108693-citigroup-forecasts-high-distribution-cuts-by-canadian-royalty-trusts?source=feed#comment-318700 318700 HTE), or reserves are leveling off. If OPEC suddenly comes up with a way for members to comply with reasonable quotas would be another signal. As with any investment, confidence is needed. Right now there is none and no clarity. The oil-driven economy of the world is not going away any time soon but for now, the bear is alive and well.]]> Tue, 02 Dec 2008 08:31:58 -0500 HTE), or reserves are leveling off. If OPEC suddenly comes up with a way for members to comply with reasonable quotas would be another signal. As with any investment, confidence is needed. Right now there is none and no clarity. The oil-driven economy of the world is not going away any time soon but for now, the bear is alive and well.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/107494-canadian-royalty-trusts-will-never-return-to-their-former-glory?source=feed#comment-315108 315108 Tue, 25 Nov 2008 19:58:08 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/106597-six-reasons-for-cloudy-skies-on-the-solar-energy-industry?source=feed#comment-309264 309264 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:24:33 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/105360-oil-breaks-below-60?source=feed#comment-304131 304131 Wed, 12 Nov 2008 11:58:48 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/105360-oil-breaks-below-60?source=feed#comment-303385 303385 Tue, 11 Nov 2008 17:09:25 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/105360-oil-breaks-below-60?source=feed#comment-303117 303117 Tue, 11 Nov 2008 12:57:35 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/104719-the-shallowest-generation-a-rebuttal?source=feed#comment-300957 300957 I, for one, am ashamed of the world created by my generation, replete with its SUVs, McMansions, conspicuous consumption and greed. ]]> Sat, 08 Nov 2008 23:57:37 -0500 I, for one, am ashamed of the world created by my generation, replete with its SUVs, McMansions, conspicuous consumption and greed. ]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/104750-oil-bubble-continues-its-burst?source=feed#comment-300766 300766 Sat, 08 Nov 2008 13:20:49 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/104016-long-term-analysts-remain-bullish-on-oil-price?source=feed#comment-298424 298424 Tue, 04 Nov 2008 23:15:25 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/103408-where-have-all-the-peak-oil-believers-gone?source=feed#comment-295797 295797 Sat, 01 Nov 2008 13:29:32 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/100670-was-peak-oil-a-multi-billion-dollar-hoax?source=feed#comment-286607 286607 Mon, 20 Oct 2008 15:53:23 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/100447-how-does-the-financial-crisis-affect-the-peak-oil-thesis?source=feed#comment-284973 284973 Fri, 17 Oct 2008 20:36:53 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/100087-oil-down-48-from-highs?source=feed#comment-283454 283454 Thu, 16 Oct 2008 00:58:49 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/98631-eight-stocks-going-ex-dividend-in-october?source=feed#comment-279558 279558

On Oct 07 07:18 AM b3rkut wrote:

> thanx murphy, i didnt realize it was .30 per *month*.
>
> What's ur opinion on the long-term dividend stability and the solidity
> of it's financials long-term?]]> Fri, 10 Oct 2008 22:44:29 -0400

On Oct 07 07:18 AM b3rkut wrote:

> thanx murphy, i didnt realize it was .30 per *month*.
>
> What's ur opinion on the long-term dividend stability and the solidity
> of it's financials long-term?]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/98631-eight-stocks-going-ex-dividend-in-october?source=feed#comment-275451 275451

On Oct 06 10:33 AM b3rkut wrote:

> I'm a bit confused: HTE's website says the dividend is only $0.30,
> so that works out to a whole lot less than a 19% yield as stated
> in this article (and also on the stock charts on Seekingalpha and
> Yahoo finance)!
>
> So what gives?]]> Tue, 07 Oct 2008 06:26:36 -0400

On Oct 06 10:33 AM b3rkut wrote:

> I'm a bit confused: HTE's website says the dividend is only $0.30,
> so that works out to a whole lot less than a 19% yield as stated
> in this article (and also on the stock charts on Seekingalpha and
> Yahoo finance)!
>
> So what gives?]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/95774-how-to-invest-in-shipping-and-whether-you-should?source=feed#comment-258291 258291 Thu, 18 Sep 2008 15:14:03 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/84733-can-the-dow-and-s-p-last-15-rounds?source=feed#comment-220519 220519
Second, in this extremely volatile and fickle commodities market, it is impossible to count on the dividend rate staying high. The dividends will fluctuate along with the price of crude. When dividend cuts occur, as they must, investors will run like lemmings off the cliff and drastically cut the share price.

Third, no one knows what will happen as we get closer to the Can. tax gouge that is scheduled for 2011. It is impossible to tell when investors will start pulling out (if this is not already happening).

There are many uncertainties and it makes no sense to get a hefty dividend if it is all lost in share prices. Maybe when this very erratic and confused market stabilizes it will be possible to trust the trusts will provide a decent overall return. There is an old and mostly forgotten investing principle which still holds true for high yields like these: RISK=REWARD. ]]> Fri, 01 Aug 2008 15:15:30 -0400
Second, in this extremely volatile and fickle commodities market, it is impossible to count on the dividend rate staying high. The dividends will fluctuate along with the price of crude. When dividend cuts occur, as they must, investors will run like lemmings off the cliff and drastically cut the share price.

Third, no one knows what will happen as we get closer to the Can. tax gouge that is scheduled for 2011. It is impossible to tell when investors will start pulling out (if this is not already happening).

There are many uncertainties and it makes no sense to get a hefty dividend if it is all lost in share prices. Maybe when this very erratic and confused market stabilizes it will be possible to trust the trusts will provide a decent overall return. There is an old and mostly forgotten investing principle which still holds true for high yields like these: RISK=REWARD. ]]>