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  • The Berkshire Hathaway Arbitrage [View article]
    I have B shares, are they convertible to A? How does one go about doing this??

    Just picked up another one this morning for $2375. I call it a deal, but we'll see, won't we...

    Does anyone have any new information on the big bets Mr. Buffett made regarding the stock market indices?
    Feb 23 11:28 am |Rating: +2 0 |Link to Comment
  • The Last Domino Is Falling: Exports [View article]
    CJJ,

    2009-1787 (the year the constitution was adopted) = 222 years. Please enlighten us with your ideal version of the constitution. I can't wait...
    Jan 13 21:39 pm |Rating: 0 -4 |Link to Comment
  • The Riskiness of Bonds [View article]
    I think I have been learning that painful lesson with SRS over the past few weeks. IYR goes nowhere, but SRS goes into the toilet bowl. What's the use of being right about real estate if you can't make money from it?
    Jan 03 19:00 pm |Rating: +1 -1 |Link to Comment
  • The Riskiness of Bonds [View article]
    Happy New Year folks,

    Chris B said:

    "If I was to do anything, I would short treasuries using ETF's like TVT and PST (yes Felix, retail investors can easily short t-bills). After all, can treasuries really get any more expensive than offering a near-zero yield? Yes, we could be in for a Japanese scenario for a decade, but overpriced treasuries seem to be the only certainty."

    This seems like airtight logic to me. If treasuries have nowhere to go but one direction, how could one go wrong with Chris B's strategy? Can anyone describe a scenario in which Treasuries go the other way?
    Jan 03 10:46 am |Rating: 0 -1 |Link to Comment
  • My Top 10 Market Predictions for 2009 [View article]
    Excellent article, Mr. Harrison. Could you give us a few ideas on how to position ourselves to profit from your predictions? Anyone else can chime in too. I need all the help I can get after 2008!
    Dec 31 10:33 am |Rating: +1 0 |Link to Comment
  • Dizzying Day Trip for Ultrashort Real Estate [View article]
    I feel your pain Terry. I have gotten my butt kicked on this one too. Can someone explain to a layman exactly how the price is set on an etf like this one? Is the price determined by the combined value of the underlying assets, options, etc, or is it set by the bid/ask of the ETF itself, or is it a combination of both?
    Dec 20 11:22 am |Rating: +1 0 |Link to Comment
  • Dizzying Day Trip for Ultrashort Real Estate [View article]
    I feel your pain Terry. I have gotten my butt kicked on this one too. Can someone explain to a layman exactly how the price is set on an etf like this one? Is the price determined by the combined value of the underlying assets, options, etc, or is it set by the bid/ask of the ETF itself, or is it a combination of both?
    Dec 20 11:19 am |Rating: +1 0 |Link to Comment
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