My SEP is through Edward Jones, although I select my own stocks. For 2013, I initiated a $4600 position in Aflac. I like the fact that its dividend payout percentage is low, the dividends increase every year for decades, and the P/E is under 10. I plan to round off my position to $10,000 tax protected next year. I'm also putting $500.00/mo in this stock in my taxable account for the next few years.
My Jones broker noted that none of his other clients hold this stock, which makes me wonder about the advice Eddie offers.
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KO is a sleeper stock, by which, I mean this: on a 20 year time scale you can buy right now and fall asleep.
The main query you need to ask yourself is: in 20 years do I expect this stock to be a 4 bagger or more? How about dividends, which have been going up for around a half century now? Will they go up by 4 times in 20 years? The answer to both questions is yes, and yes. Well, that means that you will be getting the equivalent of 12% dividends on your initial investment, and the total capital will also go up. Both are likely to beat inflation, too.
Buy stock, fall back asleep. KO is a stock that I plan to add in a year or two to my self-employed retirement plan tax deferred account, to add to my 3M, Aflac, PM, and MO. This stuff is not really all that hard, folks. Maintain an even strain. I already own about 10K in my taxable account. Adding more is a no-brainer.
This leaves time to evaluate important questions, like: what would it take for the Cubs to win the World Series?
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Thank you, sunshine. I stay steady and calm in my approach, and I avoid "the next big thing."
Yup, everytime I open up my PM I smile: selling cigarettes to the French, to the Jordanians, to the Indonesians (who are known for their Osama T-shirts), etc.
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I don't support legalizing Marijuana, but I will be buying more Altria if it becomes legal. Heck, this next SEP input will see me putting about $6000 into PMI to round off to $30,000,and $2250 into Altria to round off to $10,000. The year after that, I will be rounding my 3M and Aflac over to $10,000 apiece.
I have a small private medical practice in addition to my main state job, and I use it to have a tax write off for my books and continuing medical education costs, plus a tax deferred SEP, plus some occasional added cash for a vacation. The SEP I have weighted with PM and MO. I also have a 403 B that I put $22,500 a year into, and a taxable account that I put $24-26 K a year into. (That last allocation is handled by my Accountant wife). Plus I will have a defined benefit pension at age 70 (funded 50-50 by State and myself, NOT taxpayers predominantly) that will be a little over $100 K/yearly.
My house will be paid off at 70, my kids will be grown and through college, and I really don't care if I retire, quite frankly. I love my job, and I love practicing Medicine as a rural specialist.
I also love buying PM to sell cigarettes to foreigners who I pay taxes to defend (NATO) or who we pay money for "economic development" while they hate us.
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"Racist" comment? The racism is in endorsing laws that will dramatically ease access to illicit drugs in subgroups that already have an epidemic problem.
Easing access WILL make it easier for adolescents to have access.
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oldorv: I just observe that 50-70 percent of my admits are positive in their drug screen. Go to PubMed and start reading. Alan didn't, but perhaps you can learn something.
The data is well known and mainstream in psychiatric research circles. Sorry...
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I'm so sorry that you folks are attacking me, and not my evidence. Again, I am a board certified psychiatrist with extensive experience in working with substance abusing minority groups.
You folks might want to look up the "Christchurch study group."
What I'm saying about this is in keeping with mainline APA positions.
Incidentally, if you think legalizing MJ for adults won't make it easier for adolescents to access MJ, you have no clue what you are writing about, sir. Sorry.
I am not attacking you from a financial analysis aspect, but you have no standing whatsoever from a medical aspect.
Incidentally, to have a "name" on this site, one must give the site one's e-mail.
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Alan: "schizophrenia and Marijuana": go on PubMed, put in precisely those terms, and you will get 881 hits.
Here's one to start from 2013:
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"Actas Esp Psiquiatr. 2013 Mar;41(2):122-9. Epub 2013 Mar 1. Abuse or dependence on cannabis and other psychiatric disorders. Madrid study on dual pathology prevalence. Arias F, Szerman N, Vega P, Mesias B, Basurte I, Morant C, Ochoa E, Poyo F, Babin F. SourceServicio de PsiquiatrÃa Hospital Doce de Octubre. Madrid.
Abstract Objectives. Cannabis use has been associated to a wide variety of mental disorders, the possible causal role of this use in the etiology of severe mental disorders as schizophrenia or bipolar disorder standing out. Moreover, the cannabinoid system is involved in emotional regulation, so cannabis use could disturb this process and provoke anxiety and mood disorders. The main objective of this study was to analyze the cannabis addict subgroup from Madrid study of prevalence of dual disorders in community mental health and substance misuse services. Material and methods. The sample consisted of 837 outpatients under treatment in the mental health network or drug network of the Community of Madrid (Spain). Of these, 353 subjects had a lifetime diagnosis of cannabis abuse or dependence and 357 subjects did not have cannabis substance use disorder. We used the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (http://bit.ly/11x2y9o) to evaluate axis I mental disorders, and Personality Disorder Questionnaire to evaluate personality disorders. Results. It was considered that 76.5% of the cannabis addicts had a current dual disorder. The most prevalent ones were mood and anxiety disorders. Of those addicted to cannabis, 51% had a personality disorder. Most of them had several substance use disorders. Cannabis abuse or dependence subjects had an earlier onset in consumption of other drugs such as alcohol, cocaine, and tobacco than addicts without cannabis abuse or dependence. The cannabis addicts also differed from the other addicts because of an association to antisocial personality disorder, bipolar disorder, psychosis and agoraphobia. The presence of these mental disorders was significantly associated to a lower age at initiation of cannabis use. Conclusions. Dual pathology is very high in cannabis addicts under treatment. Said consumption of cannabis, probably within a polysubstance use pattern, is associated to severe mental disorders as psychosis and bipolar disorder. An earlier age of onset in cannabis use is associated to a greater risk of said mental disorders."
You may "call BS" all you want , guys. Unlike you, I treat these folks. I'm busier than I want to be with this. Try actually going to the research literature on this: might I recommend: "Focus" Spring 2012: page 140-153, Addy et. al.
Focus is the American Psychiatric Association Journal of Continuing Medical Education, used for re-boarding purposes.
Particularly problematic are those who start in adolescence using cannabis.
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Alan: I am busy enough, and paid well enough. I want to work less, not more.
The data is overwhelming. Go to the PubMed Website, and search using the following Boolean setup: "Marijuana and schizophrenia. "
You will get 881 hits. In my real life, I am a boarded psychiatrist since 1995, recert 2005 (92% score on my reboard) with extensive experience with indigenous peoples. You have my e-mail. Look up the name.
You are very wrong on your final comments. MJ can induce severe psychosis given current THC concentrations in "hydro" (US) or "skunk" (UK) variations. Initial major work done by the Christchurch group.
I am sorry that you don't know the latest neuroscience findings. It is not your job to know; it is mine, however.
I'm not trying to be arrogant, but arguing with an MD with a specialty in the field that he is discussing and 2 decades of clinical experience when you have no background at all takes an amount of hubris in keeping with Bugs Bunny.
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Alan: Alcohol and tobacco cannot be made illegal: too many use. Further, alcohol use in moderate quantities might be beneficial.
But marijuana with today's THC concentrations can cause schizophrenia. It is NOT a safe substance. Further, it will harm minority populations preferentially to White, as White communities tend to have more resources to deal with problematic effects of use. I disagree with legalization because I'm the "garbageman" who has to clean up the mess, and there aren't enough psychiatrists as it is.
If you could track the percentage of my inpatients who come in with MJ in their urine drug screen (it rivals those who come in drunk), you might not support opening the floodgates so much.
I'm certain to lose this battle because against human stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain. That's one of the reasons I decide to own tobacco stocks: people will attempt to kill themselves no matter what you do. But making money off of an inevitability and helping that inevitability along are two different things.
Incidentally, there is nothing so defensive as a pot supporter who has his sacred bubble burst. That's a reason to post these comments in and of itself.
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In short, Mr. Gains, if I were to state that, say, eliminating treatment for sickle cell pain crises would adversely affect the Black community, that would not be racist, but fact. To state that Minority Communities have worse problems with Drug Abuse than upper class White neighborhoods is also fact.
But evidence to support my claims? You're talking to a guy with free access to a medical research library. How many articles you want?
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The "racist" here, my "gains" friend, is you. I doubt that you have ANY experience working on Native Reservations from a health practitioner perspective.
Essentially, legalizing MJ will benefit middle class white kids at the expense of lower class Black kids.
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My Jones broker noted that none of his other clients hold this stock, which makes me wonder about the advice Eddie offers.
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The main query you need to ask yourself is: in 20 years do I expect this stock to be a 4 bagger or more? How about dividends, which have been going up for around a half century now? Will they go up by 4 times in 20 years? The answer to both questions is yes, and yes. Well, that means that you will be getting the equivalent of 12% dividends on your initial investment, and the total capital will also go up. Both are likely to beat inflation, too.
Buy stock, fall back asleep. KO is a stock that I plan to add in a year or two to my self-employed retirement plan tax deferred account, to add to my 3M, Aflac, PM, and MO. This stuff is not really all that hard, folks. Maintain an even strain. I already own about 10K in my taxable account. Adding more is a no-brainer.
This leaves time to evaluate important questions, like: what would it take for the Cubs to win the World Series?
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Yup, everytime I open up my PM I smile: selling cigarettes to the French, to the Jordanians, to the Indonesians (who are known for their Osama T-shirts), etc.
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I have a small private medical practice in addition to my main state job, and I use it to have a tax write off for my books and continuing medical education costs, plus a tax deferred SEP, plus some occasional added cash for a vacation. The SEP I have weighted with PM and MO. I also have a 403 B that I put $22,500 a year into, and a taxable account that I put $24-26 K a year into. (That last allocation is handled by my Accountant wife). Plus I will have a defined benefit pension at age 70 (funded 50-50 by State and myself, NOT taxpayers predominantly) that will be a little over $100 K/yearly.
My house will be paid off at 70, my kids will be grown and through college, and I really don't care if I retire, quite frankly. I love my job, and I love practicing Medicine as a rural specialist.
I also love buying PM to sell cigarettes to foreigners who I pay taxes to defend (NATO) or who we pay money for "economic development" while they hate us.
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Easing access WILL make it easier for adolescents to have access.
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The data is well known and mainstream in psychiatric research circles. Sorry...
Why Medical Marijuana Inc. Has Lost Its Buzz [View article]
You folks might want to look up the "Christchurch study group."
What I'm saying about this is in keeping with mainline APA positions.
Incidentally, if you think legalizing MJ for adults won't make it easier for adolescents to access MJ, you have no clue what you are writing about, sir. Sorry.
I am not attacking you from a financial analysis aspect, but you have no standing whatsoever from a medical aspect.
Incidentally, to have a "name" on this site, one must give the site one's e-mail.
Why Medical Marijuana Inc. Has Lost Its Buzz [View article]
Here's one to start from 2013:
Send to:Choose DestinationFileClipboa... BibliographyCitation manager
FormatSummary (text)Abstract (text)MEDLINEXMLPMID ListCSVCreate File
1 selected item: 23592072FormatSummaryS... (text)AbstractAbstract (text)MEDLINEXMLPMID ListMeSH and Other DataE-mailSubjectAddit... textE-mail"SPAM" filtering software notice
Add to Clipboard
Add to CollectionsOrder articles
Add to My BibliographyGenerate a file for use with external citation management software.
Create File
"Actas Esp Psiquiatr. 2013 Mar;41(2):122-9. Epub 2013 Mar 1.
Abuse or dependence on cannabis and other psychiatric disorders. Madrid study on dual pathology prevalence.
Arias F, Szerman N, Vega P, Mesias B, Basurte I, Morant C, Ochoa E, Poyo F, Babin F.
SourceServicio de PsiquiatrÃa Hospital Doce de Octubre. Madrid.
Abstract
Objectives. Cannabis use has been associated to a wide variety of mental disorders, the possible causal role of this use in the etiology of severe mental disorders as schizophrenia or bipolar disorder standing out. Moreover, the cannabinoid system is involved in emotional regulation, so cannabis use could disturb this process and provoke anxiety and mood disorders. The main objective of this study was to analyze the cannabis addict subgroup from Madrid study of prevalence of dual disorders in community mental health and substance misuse services. Material and methods. The sample consisted of 837 outpatients under treatment in the mental health network or drug network of the Community of Madrid (Spain). Of these, 353 subjects had a lifetime diagnosis of cannabis abuse or dependence and 357 subjects did not have cannabis substance use disorder. We used the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (http://bit.ly/11x2y9o) to evaluate axis I mental disorders, and Personality Disorder Questionnaire to evaluate personality disorders. Results. It was considered that 76.5% of the cannabis addicts had a current dual disorder. The most prevalent ones were mood and anxiety disorders. Of those addicted to cannabis, 51% had a personality disorder. Most of them had several substance use disorders. Cannabis abuse or dependence subjects had an earlier onset in consumption of other drugs such as alcohol, cocaine, and tobacco than addicts without cannabis abuse or dependence. The cannabis addicts also differed from the other addicts because of an association to antisocial personality disorder, bipolar disorder, psychosis and agoraphobia. The presence of these mental disorders was significantly associated to a lower age at initiation of cannabis use. Conclusions. Dual pathology is very high in cannabis addicts under treatment. Said consumption of cannabis, probably within a polysubstance use pattern, is associated to severe mental disorders as psychosis and bipolar disorder. An earlier age of onset in cannabis use is associated to a greater risk of said mental disorders."
You may "call BS" all you want , guys. Unlike you, I treat these folks. I'm busier than I want to be with this. Try actually going to the research literature on this: might I recommend: "Focus" Spring 2012: page 140-153, Addy et. al.
Focus is the American Psychiatric Association Journal of Continuing Medical Education, used for re-boarding purposes.
Particularly problematic are those who start in adolescence using cannabis.
Why Medical Marijuana Inc. Has Lost Its Buzz [View article]
The data is overwhelming. Go to the PubMed Website, and search using the following Boolean setup: "Marijuana and schizophrenia. "
You will get 881 hits. In my real life, I am a boarded psychiatrist since 1995, recert 2005 (92% score on my reboard) with extensive experience with indigenous peoples. You have my e-mail. Look up the name.
You are very wrong on your final comments. MJ can induce severe psychosis given current THC concentrations in "hydro" (US) or "skunk" (UK) variations. Initial major work done by the Christchurch group.
I am sorry that you don't know the latest neuroscience findings. It is not your job to know; it is mine, however.
I'm not trying to be arrogant, but arguing with an MD with a specialty in the field that he is discussing and 2 decades of clinical experience when you have no background at all takes an amount of hubris in keeping with Bugs Bunny.
Why Medical Marijuana Inc. Has Lost Its Buzz [View article]
But marijuana with today's THC concentrations can cause schizophrenia. It is NOT a safe substance. Further, it will harm minority populations preferentially to White, as White communities tend to have more resources to deal with problematic effects of use. I disagree with legalization because I'm the "garbageman" who has to clean up the mess, and there aren't enough psychiatrists as it is.
If you could track the percentage of my inpatients who come in with MJ in their urine drug screen (it rivals those who come in drunk), you might not support opening the floodgates so much.
I'm certain to lose this battle because against human stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain. That's one of the reasons I decide to own tobacco stocks: people will attempt to kill themselves no matter what you do. But making money off of an inevitability and helping that inevitability along are two different things.
Incidentally, there is nothing so defensive as a pot supporter who has his sacred bubble burst. That's a reason to post these comments in and of itself.
Why Medical Marijuana Inc. Has Lost Its Buzz [View article]
Why Medical Marijuana Inc. Has Lost Its Buzz [View article]
But evidence to support my claims? You're talking to a guy with free access to a medical research library. How many articles you want?
Why Medical Marijuana Inc. Has Lost Its Buzz [View article]
Essentially, legalizing MJ will benefit middle class white kids at the expense of lower class Black kids.