Informal Stock Market Poll

[carlsbadworker]

I for one believe in “stocks are a good long term investment” + “buy and hold”. How long is the credit crunch going to last? 10 years? 20 years? For 30+ years, I couldn’t image that economy does not come back and become stronger than what it currently is.
I go off every day in the morning to create values for the economy, like billions other people around the world. How can the economy and overall stock market does not go up for long term… unless there is WWIII or something when people just kill each other off.
The best time to go into the market is when everybody is selling. And the best time to get out off the market is when everybody is buying. It applies to real estate, stock market, whatever. The dooms day forecasters have been with us for centuries, but human being always find a way to prosper.

[Coronita]

I believe index funds are pretty much a good buy and hold strategy. Buying and holding individual stocks, however, on the other hand in this market climate is a terrible idea imho. But what do i know?

I don’t know. I think the gov is going to trash everything else to avoid a complete meltdown. I think the fed just figured out something recently.

1)Taking a company into receivership is a bad idea in that it wipes out equity and creates havoc on the market (aka FNM/FAE)

2)Doing nothing on a company wipes out the company and equity and creates havoc on the market (aka LEH)

3)”Loaning” an exhorbitant amount of taxpayers money to a company and meanwhile overseaing the company use that loan *might* be such that
a)it doesn’t come across as sounding that bad to taxpayers because the company is suppose to pay the loan back
b) might not hit the company’s equity that hard in the short term (after all it’s just a loan)
c) see the company through an organized order of cleaning housing
Of course, the “loan” probably is a farce, since I doubt it will ever be paid back in part of in full. In fact, I wouldn’t be surprise after the markets calm down that mysteriously these loans just go away or are partly “forgiven”…Poof! What IOU from company XYZ? The Fed may be onto something here….

[Coronita]

I believe index funds are pretty much a good buy and hold strategy. Buying and holding individual stocks, however, on the other hand in this market climate is a terrible idea imho. But what do i know?

I don’t know. I think the gov is going to trash everything else to avoid a complete meltdown. I think the fed just figured out something recently.

1)Taking a company into receivership is a bad idea in that it wipes out equity and creates havoc on the market (aka FNM/FAE)

2)Doing nothing on a company wipes out the company and equity and creates havoc on the market (aka LEH)

3)”Loaning” an exhorbitant amount of taxpayers money to a company and meanwhile overseaing the company use that loan *might* be such that
a)it doesn’t come across as sounding that bad to taxpayers because the company is suppose to pay the loan back
b) might not hit the company’s equity that hard in the short term (after all it’s just a loan)
c) see the company through an organized order of cleaning housing
Of course, the “loan” probably is a farce, since I doubt it will ever be paid back in part of in full. In fact, I wouldn’t be surprise after the markets calm down that mysteriously these loans just go away or are partly “forgiven”…Poof! What IOU from company XYZ? The Fed may be onto something here….

[Coronita]

I believe index funds are pretty much a good buy and hold strategy. Buying and holding individual stocks, however, on the other hand in this market climate is a terrible idea imho. But what do i know?

I don’t know. I think the gov is going to trash everything else to avoid a complete meltdown. I think the fed just figured out something recently.

1)Taking a company into receivership is a bad idea in that it wipes out equity and creates havoc on the market (aka FNM/FAE)

2)Doing nothing on a company wipes out the company and equity and creates havoc on the market (aka LEH)

3)”Loaning” an exhorbitant amount of taxpayers money to a company and meanwhile overseaing the company use that loan *might* be such that
a)it doesn’t come across as sounding that bad to taxpayers because the company is suppose to pay the loan back
b) might not hit the company’s equity that hard in the short term (after all it’s just a loan)
c) see the company through an organized order of cleaning housing
Of course, the “loan” probably is a farce, since I doubt it will ever be paid back in part of in full. In fact, I wouldn’t be surprise after the markets calm down that mysteriously these loans just go away or are partly “forgiven”…Poof! What IOU from company XYZ? The Fed may be onto something here….

[Coronita]

I believe index funds are pretty much a good buy and hold strategy. Buying and holding individual stocks, however, on the other hand in this market climate is a terrible idea imho. But what do i know?

I don’t know. I think the gov is going to trash everything else to avoid a complete meltdown. I think the fed just figured out something recently.

1)Taking a company into receivership is a bad idea in that it wipes out equity and creates havoc on the market (aka FNM/FAE)

2)Doing nothing on a company wipes out the company and equity and creates havoc on the market (aka LEH)

3)”Loaning” an exhorbitant amount of taxpayers money to a company and meanwhile overseaing the company use that loan *might* be such that
a)it doesn’t come across as sounding that bad to taxpayers because the company is suppose to pay the loan back
b) might not hit the company’s equity that hard in the short term (after all it’s just a loan)
c) see the company through an organized order of cleaning housing
Of course, the “loan” probably is a farce, since I doubt it will ever be paid back in part of in full. In fact, I wouldn’t be surprise after the markets calm down that mysteriously these loans just go away or are partly “forgiven”…Poof! What IOU from company XYZ? The Fed may be onto something here….

[Coronita]

I believe index funds are pretty much a good buy and hold strategy. Buying and holding individual stocks, however, on the other hand in this market climate is a terrible idea imho. But what do i know?

I don’t know. I think the gov is going to trash everything else to avoid a complete meltdown. I think the fed just figured out something recently.

1)Taking a company into receivership is a bad idea in that it wipes out equity and creates havoc on the market (aka FNM/FAE)

2)Doing nothing on a company wipes out the company and equity and creates havoc on the market (aka LEH)

3)”Loaning” an exhorbitant amount of taxpayers money to a company and meanwhile overseaing the company use that loan *might* be such that
a)it doesn’t come across as sounding that bad to taxpayers because the company is suppose to pay the loan back
b) might not hit the company’s equity that hard in the short term (after all it’s just a loan)
c) see the company through an organized order of cleaning housing
Of course, the “loan” probably is a farce, since I doubt it will ever be paid back in part of in full. In fact, I wouldn’t be surprise after the markets calm down that mysteriously these loans just go away or are partly “forgiven”…Poof! What IOU from company XYZ? The Fed may be onto something here….

[carlsbadworker]

Yes, when I say “”stocks are a good long term investment”, I meant holding index funds for 30+ years. Holding individual stocks for long term could be dangerous.

[carlsbadworker]

Yes, when I say “”stocks are a good long term investment”, I meant holding index funds for 30+ years. Holding individual stocks for long term could be dangerous.

[carlsbadworker]

Yes, when I say “”stocks are a good long term investment”, I meant holding index funds for 30+ years. Holding individual stocks for long term could be dangerous.

[carlsbadworker]

Yes, when I say “”stocks are a good long term investment”, I meant holding index funds for 30+ years. Holding individual stocks for long term could be dangerous.

[carlsbadworker]

Yes, when I say “”stocks are a good long term investment”, I meant holding index funds for 30+ years. Holding individual stocks for long term could be dangerous.

[peterb]

This is all delaying tactics and trying to make sure people dont go postal over all this. Just think if they didnt do anything at all??!
But I think the Fed is figuring out that the market cant really be denied. It will take massive intervention from Congress to stop the carnage, and even then I think it will result in the US$ getting slaughtered. But who knows.

Oh, buying when it’s low and selling when it’s going up is not “buying and holding”, unless you’re talking about trading in a cycle.

[peterb]

This is all delaying tactics and trying to make sure people dont go postal over all this. Just think if they didnt do anything at all??!
But I think the Fed is figuring out that the market cant really be denied. It will take massive intervention from Congress to stop the carnage, and even then I think it will result in the US$ getting slaughtered. But who knows.

Oh, buying when it’s low and selling when it’s going up is not “buying and holding”, unless you’re talking about trading in a cycle.

[peterb]

This is all delaying tactics and trying to make sure people dont go postal over all this. Just think if they didnt do anything at all??!
But I think the Fed is figuring out that the market cant really be denied. It will take massive intervention from Congress to stop the carnage, and even then I think it will result in the US$ getting slaughtered. But who knows.

Oh, buying when it’s low and selling when it’s going up is not “buying and holding”, unless you’re talking about trading in a cycle.

[peterb]

This is all delaying tactics and trying to make sure people dont go postal over all this. Just think if they didnt do anything at all??!
But I think the Fed is figuring out that the market cant really be denied. It will take massive intervention from Congress to stop the carnage, and even then I think it will result in the US$ getting slaughtered. But who knows.

Oh, buying when it’s low and selling when it’s going up is not “buying and holding”, unless you’re talking about trading in a cycle.

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