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On Dec 29 11:58 AM Bob Lunn wrote:

> Good article. I would point out that the amount of risk you take
> is usually proportional to the amount of gain or pain that you will
> receive. I think a good starting position for investing is to invest
> in large cap, cash rich, good dividend companies.
>
> One example would be British Petroleum (BP). At a price of $44.7,
> it gives you a 7.5% return on your investment. Its not as safe as
> an FDIC insured 6 month CD, but its return is twice as high. As an
> investor you need to decide if the risk of BP going bankrupt is worth
> throwing away twice the amount of the return on the FDIC insured
> 6 month CD.
>
> Yes, if you loose your money, you may have not way to get it back,
> but the loss of potential gain going from a 100% no risk position
> to a 99% no risk position is usually very substantial. One thing
> you can be pretty sure of is that the bank offering that 100% zero
> risk investment is making a lot of money using your money. Its not
> necessary to go all in. Try it with a single share and see how it
> works. In the mean time pick up a few books on value or dividend
> investing. Knowledge is the key to investing. Always think along
> the lines of cutting out the middle men, particularly banks.]]> Mon, 29 Dec 2008 13:17:25 -0500

On Dec 29 11:58 AM Bob Lunn wrote:

> Good article. I would point out that the amount of risk you take
> is usually proportional to the amount of gain or pain that you will
> receive. I think a good starting position for investing is to invest
> in large cap, cash rich, good dividend companies.
>
> One example would be British Petroleum (BP). At a price of $44.7,
> it gives you a 7.5% return on your investment. Its not as safe as
> an FDIC insured 6 month CD, but its return is twice as high. As an
> investor you need to decide if the risk of BP going bankrupt is worth
> throwing away twice the amount of the return on the FDIC insured
> 6 month CD.
>
> Yes, if you loose your money, you may have not way to get it back,
> but the loss of potential gain going from a 100% no risk position
> to a 99% no risk position is usually very substantial. One thing
> you can be pretty sure of is that the bank offering that 100% zero
> risk investment is making a lot of money using your money. Its not
> necessary to go all in. Try it with a single share and see how it
> works. In the mean time pick up a few books on value or dividend
> investing. Knowledge is the key to investing. Always think along
> the lines of cutting out the middle men, particularly banks.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/112392-five-sophisticated-gold-and-silver-investment-strategies-for-2009?source=feed#comment-339716 339716 Sun, 28 Dec 2008 10:43:00 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/112392-five-sophisticated-gold-and-silver-investment-strategies-for-2009?source=feed#comment-339708 339708 Sun, 28 Dec 2008 10:31:46 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/112343-are-preferreds-staging-a-comeback?source=feed#comment-339444 339444

On Dec 27 01:56 PM hrant wrote:

> in 2009 I am looking for income period . PFF fits the bill .]]> Sat, 27 Dec 2008 17:10:16 -0500

On Dec 27 01:56 PM hrant wrote:

> in 2009 I am looking for income period . PFF fits the bill .]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/110256-looks-like-it-s-time-to-buy-oil?source=feed#comment-326199 326199 Thu, 11 Dec 2008 08:44:42 -0500