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September 16, 2008 at 9:23 PM #271165September 16, 2008 at 9:36 PM #271170
Coronita
ParticipantI 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….September 16, 2008 at 9:36 PM #271484Coronita
ParticipantI 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….September 16, 2008 at 9:36 PM #271459Coronita
ParticipantI 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….September 16, 2008 at 9:36 PM #271419Coronita
ParticipantI 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….September 16, 2008 at 9:36 PM #271406Coronita
ParticipantI 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….September 16, 2008 at 9:49 PM #271498carlsbadworker
ParticipantYes, 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.
September 16, 2008 at 9:49 PM #271473carlsbadworker
ParticipantYes, 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.
September 16, 2008 at 9:49 PM #271433carlsbadworker
ParticipantYes, 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.
September 16, 2008 at 9:49 PM #271185carlsbadworker
ParticipantYes, 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.
September 16, 2008 at 9:49 PM #271421carlsbadworker
ParticipantYes, 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.
September 16, 2008 at 9:52 PM #271190peterb
ParticipantThis 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.
September 16, 2008 at 9:52 PM #271426peterb
ParticipantThis 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.
September 16, 2008 at 9:52 PM #271438peterb
ParticipantThis 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.
September 16, 2008 at 9:52 PM #271478peterb
ParticipantThis 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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