oldie383

Trading the GM Bankruptcy

Good try! I think you have written the most erudite article about another fantastic voyage of the U.S.S. White collar crime. BUT, I think you haven't got the picture right (nobody except insiders do)
In ten years when Oliver Stone does the movie, people will continue to argue about it. I think it just shows how inept the journalists and lawmakers are. I agree to hold the $25 bonds and wait for the inevitable "extension of the tender period" which has already been hinted at by the CFO on TV. For six cents on the dollar the feds could offer cash for the lot and save the day, but no, they have something else in mind. This worked thrice for me in the past: UIS and PCR and F

GM, Ford Confuse Investors With The Turnaround Dance

Is there a followup mechanism here? Will you receive notice of my reply? At the time this occurred I simply sold my F-S holdings. What Ford's strategy is, can only be guessed at by you and me. I think I am able to envision myself as an insider and so I would always have this security continue on as a great vehicle to carry my family and friends' money around. I have owned four similar securities in the past.


On Jul 11 01:56 PM gratianus wrote:

> For the life of me, I can't understand why anyone would take the
> Ford coversion offer, since the premium you receive over the conversion
> rate stipulated in the convertibles is $14.25 in Ford common, and
> for that "premium" you forfeit the $3.25 annual distribution, which
> works out to 22.8% on the "premium." Can someone explain to me why
> Ford thinks anyone would jump at this opportunity.

Ford: Convertible Trust Not Preferred

lots of words here and really not the answers. Has anyone thought of the likely case where the economy returns to its true range (pre 1999). Has anyone here thought of WHY Ford has enacted this strategy? I'd like to give you my thoughts but I figure they will fall on unreceptive ears

February Light Vehicle Sales: It's All Relative, Or Is It?

Yours was a nice article with many obscure points that I can show my fellow investors. Would you mind slimming down the article in the future? The energy saved could help your overall investing performance. With clues like yours from good sources I scaled completely out of all my Ford holdings in the first week of Feb. Are you one of those buy and hold investors? Please keep your auto articles comming my way.