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The Bank of Buffett Is Open

So what happens to the value of the stock if something happens to Warren?
Not a very responsible company in my opinion. Just a very highly over valued stock backed by a name.
If so many idiots in the market were not trying to catch up with Bill Gates and Warren Buffet and short sellers were not putting so much pressure on corporations to produce a profit we could have avoided as big of an impact as we felt in the last week or so.
I have a lot of faith in alternative energy stocks like HTM, RZ and the support services that help them construct new generator plants.

With Pain, There Is Also Gain

Someone please tell me they remeber how the checks and balance system works in government.

This Is Not "the Big One"

Can't predict what a computer software program is going to do in a crissis.
In my opinion they should be banned from all markets untill we can sort through the chaft. Take a good look at the trends and remeber when the do all software programs were let to the thinking unattended.
Then apply the same logic to the over extention of credit in the housing market.
Software programs calculate odds and work with simple math. They do not think, they do not measure emotional distress, and they do not make mistakes untill they reach a memory overflow.
Good article, and some good coments bar the political bashing. I bet some of you people never make a mistake and have always been right all your life.
At least some steps in any direction away from total financial collaspe is better than standing still in a panic and not doing anything.
It sounds courageous and brave to bash on someone else for anothers mistakes but, what would you do in the same situation?
Some of the blogers give me the impression they skipped third grade when the teach was talking about the checks and balance system in our government.

Kraft Replaces AIG on Dow: So Much for My Suggestions

Man I sold my shares last year. Looks like they will cross the $36 mark real soon.

Bush Speaks! Evildoers To Be 'Persecuted'

I have some vegtables I'll trade for some beef.
Bartertown is just another company bail out away.
I any other situation a companys' assets would be autioned off and any property the owners had would be confescated to pay any remaining debt after the aution.
All the political bashing doesn't address the issue or the article psted.
In short, if you haven't taken time to pan for a way out of the worst financial situation you could end up in you will be gobbled up in the wake of the financial collaspe to come.
Remember Alquida kept saying they had very good accountants in very important places and would destroy America's capitaistic control.
Or look into the chasms of our political system and quess how much money the politicians on both sides of the isles have taken in the wake of the recent financial crissis.
For idiots to sit back and blame one person for the mess we are in is below a thirg graders educational level. Ever hear of the "Checks and Balance" system.

Commodities Should Profit from the Bailout Plan

seekingalpha.com/user/... - Joseph Foster really didn't need to shout so long to get his point across and the author relying of facts that haven't matured yet is a little off beat.
I agree the bail out of any large corportation by the government is a bad idea. It reeks of total socialism to have the government take over a corporation because some idiot CEO's fell asleep at the helm. Better yet where are the subpoenas or do we apply the "sunshine law" and force the corporations taken over by the government to open their records for public review. Including the CEO's and board members financial documents now they work for the Peoples Republilc of the United States of America.
I acn honestly say I have been a bad judge of character when it comes to politicians. I voted for Bill Clinton the first time and received an invitation to retire from the military ten months later. I moved to California and bought a home from his best friend Eli Broad. The home turned ot to be a lemon. I changed parties and voted for GW and now look what has happend. I can't win for loosing.
So far I have been batting o with the politicians I took a liking to. I don't like John Mc Cain but if the trend of my voting record is a good gage then he might be the guy to get things fixed in Washington.

Gold Is Set to Regain Its Shine

The only reason any printed curraency is value is out of confidence the debt certificate will be honored by the issuer. If the US government continues extending itself into the private sector, by bailing out mismanaged corporations, the dollar will lose confidence because and drop in value. The first sign of a drop in the value of the dollar will start a freefall of the dollars value. Be reassured when the FEDS announce they are cutting interest rates (which will not help the consumers) the dollar will begin its freefall.
Would anyone be willing to take on a bet of the dollar being equal to the Chinesee Yen by the end of the year?
At that point you will see a lot of foriegn investmetns coming into the country.
Shal we post our America for sale signs now or wait until the dollar drops?

Geodynamics: Steady Progress Towards a New Source of Renewable Energy

I haven't checked it out yet but if initial data show promise I could believe teh hype.
I bought into HTM when they were a pink sheet and had an opportunity to sell at 350% profit within a month. I'm still hodling onto the stock knowing it will be the next greatest thing in the US since instant potatos.
If GDYMF.PK tunrs out to be as good my retirement will be all but paid for. I'm not greedy and know I don't need billions of dollars to live on every month and I expect to live a few more years before I retire for good.
I'l be watching this stock for it's debute

Nine Wyoming Stocks

Attn: seekingalpha.com/user/...
ho ratio at the gate or horatioatthegate

What a slut.
Takes all kinds to go around picking fights on a financial site trying to provide information about investments.
I got a lot out of the article and wil be checking out some of teh companies I didn't know existed.
The truth of the matter is many companies with a solid moral foundation have goneon to become the nations largest companies. Too bad some of these companies are being run into the ground by some neo-expert in financing. If in fact these clowns runnig the companies like AIG and MER were much better than a 2.5 GPA they would have seen the dust on the horizon. I could see the financial ruin of these companies coming a long time ago, which is why I avoided them like the plaque.
My guess is the next big boy to fall will be a major bottling and snackfood producer like Pepsico. Of course the structure is/was a little more stable a few yeas ago but a lot of information is not disclosed anymore.
lots of luck horatioatthegate. stay mad and stay away from a good thing.

First Solar’s Growth Story

I still have more faith in geothermal than solar in the long run.
One solar requires a storage facility to provide power 24 X 7.
Wind has similar drawbacks.
Geothermal has a smaller total geological footprint than either per KW and provides reliable steady power 24 X 7 X 365.
Solar seems to be the lastest and greatest fad just like a D&B handbag for the women.

AIG Must Not Fail! - Cramer's Stop Trading! (9/15/08)

Cramer is a clown, a performer, an actor, a braggart who can't remember when he says a misguided word of optimism or guidance.
The entire premise is he and GE take the stand that he is nothing less than one long infomercial. And according to the laws an advertisement is an advertisement and nothing more. It is not an offer, it is not a guarantee, it is no a solicitation.

For the other issue of discussion, why does the governmet allow a "Mom and Pop" store fail? When they fail the governemt autions off all the assets to pay all debts, but, when a large corporation like MER, or AIG falter under the same misguidance learned and demonstrated by Jim Cramer the governemt comes to the rescue.
In my humble opinion nothing real bad would happen if any of the big boys collasped. You would have a bunch of smaler scavengers scraping up the goods and going about their ways. The risk of allowing a government insured company like Freddy Mac and Fanny Mae go bust is it would mean the goverment guarentee is worthless. While if the big boyss go bust and the CEOs are held accountable for their actions it sends a clear message throughout the indutry that enough is enough.
Let's hope the hocky mom gets into office. I can wait another two years when McCain drops out of sight and leaves her the reins.
The pig sty has to be cleaned out every now and then to make sure the rest of the farm animals don't catch hoof-and-mouth disease.
I just wish someone in law enforcement would exercise their oath to defend the counstitution against all enemys foriegn and domestic and make a few politicians and CEOs do their public PERT Walk.

Trends in the Top 5 U.S. ETFs

I'm more than sure if any ETF runs an add boasting what they paid in dividends last year when other stocks were tanking they will become so hot the market might suspend for a new reason.
If I were the average shareholder I would hang onto these stocks till the bitter end and beyond.

Energy: Now's the Time to Be Bold

With any of the big boys going belly up it shold not be up to the Feds to deceide who to save and who to let drown.
If teh companies were small "Mom and Pop" shop the Feds could care less about them. The same holds true for the big boys. The difference is with the big boys is the Feds should be more public about who buys what at the aution when the companies file for bankruptcy. And the CEOs should be held as accountable as any store owner for the collaspe of the company.
What is taking shape is a socialization of our American economy. Who needs the Feds running every operation from banking to retirement programs. This is setting the trend for a very bad policy.

Atlas Pipeline Partners: Hedged Income Strategy

With the market going as crazy as it is I would venture to say many investors are going to go long on any stock which pays a dividend or is in alternative energy production or natural gas transfer.
I keep crossing my fingers and hope some of the corporate executives responsible for the recent upheaval i the markets will step out on the ledge of the first floor and attempt sucicide. At least we would have some rationaliztion for commiting the to an insane asylum.

Power Save Energy Co: Non Existent Internal Controls

Looks like a hack came to the rescue of a poorly managed and reported company.
My guess is the CEO is a recent graduate or a dropout from an accounting school and jumped on the next best thing since bread.
Getting pat the rift-raft, if a company wants my investment they could at least invest in hiring H&R Block to do an external audit. At least I would know more about the company. Not to say it is the only criteria for my approval to invest in a company, but it is a good start.