MauDib

2009 Depression Will Be Nothing Like 1929

This recession is not anywhere close to the Great Depression, but it could be .. espcially if the federal govt keeps with the financial gimicks (BHO identifying $2 trillion of "savings" - 80% comes from ending the Iraq War before 2025) and keeping failing businesses and mortgage holders afloat.

Is 'Buy and Hold' an Antiquated Theory?

Buy and hold works in only one case: businesses increase dividends, not cut them, to encourage investment in their company. Like buying a CD, that encourages families to save now because of increased consumption in the future, not just a hoped for promise of capital gains.

Of all the stakeholders in a business, e.g. govt taxes, employees, etc., the distant owners get the least and the last, meaning after everyone else gets their cut - the poster child is GM.

During this decade, I read financial commentators talking about a "mouth-watering" 3 % dividend - you have got to be kidding! Give the shareholders a real return on their investment since mgt does not need the cash for growth (and growth for its own sake - questionable benefit). How about a real return: spendable cash to me of 7% on my stock price!