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The Worst Isn't Over Yet

I've had the most fun ever reading these humorous comments. Thanks for making my day! (I mean it. I'm not being sarcastic. Great humor here!) Even in this sad economy humor helps.

Last Thursday Was the Bottom - It's Time to Get Back in

Right about the facial recognition software, but who knows whose visage got published here, in as much as the moniker is not the true name? Is this the real, eh hum, I mean the new Tacitus, himself? I mean...oh, it's all too confusing...The real identity would have simplified it all.


On Dec 01 05:36 PM squashnut wrote:

> Nice call. The internet is forever.
> Oh, Tacitus, they have facial recognition software now...

Wall Street Breakfast: Must-Know News

Dear Eli Hoffmann,
I like to read your column, but would find it much more enticing to open it if you had a varying title--at least in part. I don't open it as often as I should just because the title doesn't vary. The portion "Must-Know News" could be altered to a thematic phrase or word to indicate the overall concept of the content of your writing for that day. Or take "Must-Know News" and make that your title with an attention-getting word or phrase after the colon. And, again, I do like your writing and have signed up some time ago to receive your column each day. Now motivate the readers to open it. Thanks for your good work.

Last Thursday Was the Bottom - It's Time to Get Back in

Agreed: Reading a "pseudonym," "pen name," or "alias," one can't really evaluate the seriousness of the author when the identity behind the stance isn't presented. The possible hubris of choosing the name Tacitus may be indicative.



On Nov 28 10:54 AM mc2406 wrote:

> Written by "an attorney and investor" under a pseudonym touting his
> best guess as to where the market is going?? Why is this even being
> included on this website?

The Two-Ton Wall Street Conflict of Interest Few Dare To Talk About

Basehitz wrote: "We cannot afford the big govt programs advocated by standard liberal policy."
What we can't afford are more of our government's unending and expensive wars abroad--or these two that we currently have. Return the expenditure from foreign fronts to develop the U.S. to set our.people working, to improve our infrastructure and develop the alternative fuel sources, wind turbine fields, and capturing natural gas and drilling for the oil we do have, improving our police forces, etc.
Invest in America, not in unproductive war to solve the problems we're facing. What a waste of our tax money these last eight years have been. Even our grandchildren will rue our waste of their tax money as they pay the interest on the money we threw away.
Invest in our schools, colleges, trade schools, and the American people, not in the military in this way, which is bringing us no productive growth and actually makes us ineffectual in our relationship with other nations.
We need to come back to using diplomacy to solve problems. Shouting matches and beatings don't work in domestic life, nor in international relations. And sure, Theodore Roosevelt said "Speak softly, but carry a big stick." The big stick politics only work when one does speak softly, uses diplomacy first and foremost.
Who would really vote for more of the Bush agenda at this time? How can one even consider voting for McCain? I suppose those who have investments in armaments and those who are not thinking, just voting the knee jerk reaction. Think it through. Our country needs to clean up our messes at home, keep more bridges from collapsing in our cities. We need to invest in our country and not squander more trillions in futile wars. When is the U.S. going to learn that?

Young Jeezy's 'The Recession': I Think We’ve Bottomed Out

Nice article, Terence. The commenters on your article have points worth considering, too.
Sharksm makes a point which harmonizes with Terence, buy and hold quality dividend stocks. Even with DRIP's one can still buy at approximate lows. Let the dividends accru until in retirement. Then have them pay out a living income--or help other retirement payments while the stocks continue growing in value.
Wpdragon's point is valid, too, to avoid the sin stocks. Why profit on someone else's misjudgment? Suzi Ormann's mantra "people first" has much higher moral ground than Cramer's of the "I'm just here to make money" ilk. Lose that opening egotistical mantra to your show, Jim.
By way of a positive suggestion for you Terence, when you've finished writing an article, you should read your it again after a little gestation time and ask yourself what can I weed out, what have I already expressed elsewhere in this article in other words? Your articles will be more readable if shortened.
I think your thoughts are good.
Thanks.

Do You Have the Guts to Buy?

mixter, sorry, but Obama is a great American, just as is McCain. They both want to do what's right for Americans, so give the guy a break. The market does very well with Democratic presidents.

Wall Street Breakfast: Must-Know News

Quote from your text above: "On Sunday, the great engine war between GE (GE) and United Technologies' (UTX) Pratt & Whitney begun." (Mr. Hoffmann, sorry, I don't know how to email you personally. "Begun" should be "began."
Thanks for your information. Very valuable. You're always most informative.

What a Time to Be a Value Investor

Good article, Todd.

Market Outlook: Watch Out, the Signs Can Be Deceiving

Perhaps the next bubble is in gold and silver (which, by implication, would also pop.) The phrase "nothing in excess," the golden mean of the ancient Greeks, may be of use to us in moving forward. That might be a diversification theme.

Best and Worst Dow, S&P 500 Performers YTD

Although I hold Wal-Mart stock, I feel Kranky has comments of worth. In a free forum, each of us has the write to express our thoughts. It may not have numbers, but the article does show some thoughts influencing the numbers of Wal-Mart, perhaps in a more significant way than one would consider. I have friends who wouldn't buy anything in Wal-Mart as long as there is a mom and pop shop around where they can make their purchases. I respect that, although I will go to Wal-Mart to purchase goods. I sincerely try to avoid the products from China, precisely because of the comment Kranky makes about the people in China being virtual (or in some cases actual) slaves. The negative comments about WMT will affect bottom lines and do have merit in being expressed. It's America, not China, where a point of view that may seem a digression to some should be tolerated for the benefit of knowing that we are all free to express our thoughts civilly, because they will be different than someone elses. So, I guess those who don't like the content have to practice skimming, as probably many people did with this post.