What are you folks doing in your 401k…Specifically, wrto bond funds?

[weberlin]

Why is the market so hot right now? I just shifted most of my assets into US Treasury Bond funds a month ago, as I expected the September rally to fizzle.

October has been another blistering month, but I can’t figure out why. The housing market hasn’t improved, nor has the employment situation. I haven’t heard of any high expectations for housing or employment, and there’s a potential mortgage fiasco on the horizon. What gives?

[(former)FormerSanDiegan]

[quote=weberlin]Why is the market so hot right now? I just shifted most of my assets into US Treasury Bond funds a month ago, as I expected the September rally to fizzle.

October has been another blistering month, but I can’t figure out why. The housing market hasn’t improved, nor has the employment situation. I haven’t heard of any high expectations for housing or employment, and there’s a potential mortgage fiasco on the horizon. What gives?[/quote]

Stocks are pieces of ownership in a company. Many of these companies are making money, despite a troubled housing market and unemployment.

[(former)FormerSanDiegan]

[quote=weberlin]Why is the market so hot right now? I just shifted most of my assets into US Treasury Bond funds a month ago, as I expected the September rally to fizzle.

October has been another blistering month, but I can’t figure out why. The housing market hasn’t improved, nor has the employment situation. I haven’t heard of any high expectations for housing or employment, and there’s a potential mortgage fiasco on the horizon. What gives?[/quote]

Stocks are pieces of ownership in a company. Many of these companies are making money, despite a troubled housing market and unemployment.

[(former)FormerSanDiegan]

[quote=weberlin]Why is the market so hot right now? I just shifted most of my assets into US Treasury Bond funds a month ago, as I expected the September rally to fizzle.

October has been another blistering month, but I can’t figure out why. The housing market hasn’t improved, nor has the employment situation. I haven’t heard of any high expectations for housing or employment, and there’s a potential mortgage fiasco on the horizon. What gives?[/quote]

Stocks are pieces of ownership in a company. Many of these companies are making money, despite a troubled housing market and unemployment.

[(former)FormerSanDiegan]

[quote=weberlin]Why is the market so hot right now? I just shifted most of my assets into US Treasury Bond funds a month ago, as I expected the September rally to fizzle.

October has been another blistering month, but I can’t figure out why. The housing market hasn’t improved, nor has the employment situation. I haven’t heard of any high expectations for housing or employment, and there’s a potential mortgage fiasco on the horizon. What gives?[/quote]

Stocks are pieces of ownership in a company. Many of these companies are making money, despite a troubled housing market and unemployment.

[(former)FormerSanDiegan]

[quote=weberlin]Why is the market so hot right now? I just shifted most of my assets into US Treasury Bond funds a month ago, as I expected the September rally to fizzle.

October has been another blistering month, but I can’t figure out why. The housing market hasn’t improved, nor has the employment situation. I haven’t heard of any high expectations for housing or employment, and there’s a potential mortgage fiasco on the horizon. What gives?[/quote]

Stocks are pieces of ownership in a company. Many of these companies are making money, despite a troubled housing market and unemployment.

[(former)FormerSanDiegan]

One example:

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — Ford Motor reported record third-quarter net income Tuesday, far exceeding analyst expectations and continuing a surge in momentum for the recovering automaker.

Dearborn, Mich.-based Ford (F, Fortune 500) posted net income of $1.7 billion, or 43 cents per share, up from $997 million, or 29 cents a share, a year earlier. Analysts surveyed by Thomson Reuters expected Ford to report a 38-cent-a-share profit.

Ford’s previous best third-quarter net income was $1.1 billion reported in 1997.

The automaker cited a strong product line, momentum in North America and continued success at Ford Credit as areas of growth.

http://money.cnn.com/2010/10/26/news/companies/ford_earnings/index.htm

[(former)FormerSanDiegan]

One example:

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — Ford Motor reported record third-quarter net income Tuesday, far exceeding analyst expectations and continuing a surge in momentum for the recovering automaker.

Dearborn, Mich.-based Ford (F, Fortune 500) posted net income of $1.7 billion, or 43 cents per share, up from $997 million, or 29 cents a share, a year earlier. Analysts surveyed by Thomson Reuters expected Ford to report a 38-cent-a-share profit.

Ford’s previous best third-quarter net income was $1.1 billion reported in 1997.

The automaker cited a strong product line, momentum in North America and continued success at Ford Credit as areas of growth.

http://money.cnn.com/2010/10/26/news/companies/ford_earnings/index.htm

[(former)FormerSanDiegan]

One example:

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — Ford Motor reported record third-quarter net income Tuesday, far exceeding analyst expectations and continuing a surge in momentum for the recovering automaker.

Dearborn, Mich.-based Ford (F, Fortune 500) posted net income of $1.7 billion, or 43 cents per share, up from $997 million, or 29 cents a share, a year earlier. Analysts surveyed by Thomson Reuters expected Ford to report a 38-cent-a-share profit.

Ford’s previous best third-quarter net income was $1.1 billion reported in 1997.

The automaker cited a strong product line, momentum in North America and continued success at Ford Credit as areas of growth.

http://money.cnn.com/2010/10/26/news/companies/ford_earnings/index.htm

[(former)FormerSanDiegan]

One example:

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — Ford Motor reported record third-quarter net income Tuesday, far exceeding analyst expectations and continuing a surge in momentum for the recovering automaker.

Dearborn, Mich.-based Ford (F, Fortune 500) posted net income of $1.7 billion, or 43 cents per share, up from $997 million, or 29 cents a share, a year earlier. Analysts surveyed by Thomson Reuters expected Ford to report a 38-cent-a-share profit.

Ford’s previous best third-quarter net income was $1.1 billion reported in 1997.

The automaker cited a strong product line, momentum in North America and continued success at Ford Credit as areas of growth.

http://money.cnn.com/2010/10/26/news/companies/ford_earnings/index.htm

[(former)FormerSanDiegan]

One example:

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — Ford Motor reported record third-quarter net income Tuesday, far exceeding analyst expectations and continuing a surge in momentum for the recovering automaker.

Dearborn, Mich.-based Ford (F, Fortune 500) posted net income of $1.7 billion, or 43 cents per share, up from $997 million, or 29 cents a share, a year earlier. Analysts surveyed by Thomson Reuters expected Ford to report a 38-cent-a-share profit.

Ford’s previous best third-quarter net income was $1.1 billion reported in 1997.

The automaker cited a strong product line, momentum in North America and continued success at Ford Credit as areas of growth.

http://money.cnn.com/2010/10/26/news/companies/ford_earnings/index.htm

[weberlin]

[quote=FormerSanDiegan]
Stocks are pieces of ownership in a company. Many of these companies are making money, despite a troubled housing market and unemployment.[/quote]

I still don’t get it. If only a handful of companies were performing well, this might make sense to me. In addition to Ford’s record profits, Google had a smashing 3rd quarter that led to a 10% jump. The success of individual companies does not surprise me. But, the Dow is up 3% in Oct. and 6% over the last 3 months. NASDAQ? 5% and 10% respectively. How can these ‘broad’ index measurements perform so well in light of little good news about the current performance and future of the economy?

I understand housing and employment are only 2 components of the economy. While performance in the housing can be considered isolated from other economic factors, employment (which is not good by any measure) affects everything.

Some companies have performed well over the past 9-12 months, and deserve to have increased shares. However, the 6% and 10% rise in DOW and NASDAQ indices seems out of line with the general economy. I was a bear at the beginning of the month and I still am, today. I’m still looking for an explanation of the strength of the indices.

[weberlin]

[quote=FormerSanDiegan]
Stocks are pieces of ownership in a company. Many of these companies are making money, despite a troubled housing market and unemployment.[/quote]

I still don’t get it. If only a handful of companies were performing well, this might make sense to me. In addition to Ford’s record profits, Google had a smashing 3rd quarter that led to a 10% jump. The success of individual companies does not surprise me. But, the Dow is up 3% in Oct. and 6% over the last 3 months. NASDAQ? 5% and 10% respectively. How can these ‘broad’ index measurements perform so well in light of little good news about the current performance and future of the economy?

I understand housing and employment are only 2 components of the economy. While performance in the housing can be considered isolated from other economic factors, employment (which is not good by any measure) affects everything.

Some companies have performed well over the past 9-12 months, and deserve to have increased shares. However, the 6% and 10% rise in DOW and NASDAQ indices seems out of line with the general economy. I was a bear at the beginning of the month and I still am, today. I’m still looking for an explanation of the strength of the indices.

[weberlin]

[quote=FormerSanDiegan]
Stocks are pieces of ownership in a company. Many of these companies are making money, despite a troubled housing market and unemployment.[/quote]

I still don’t get it. If only a handful of companies were performing well, this might make sense to me. In addition to Ford’s record profits, Google had a smashing 3rd quarter that led to a 10% jump. The success of individual companies does not surprise me. But, the Dow is up 3% in Oct. and 6% over the last 3 months. NASDAQ? 5% and 10% respectively. How can these ‘broad’ index measurements perform so well in light of little good news about the current performance and future of the economy?

I understand housing and employment are only 2 components of the economy. While performance in the housing can be considered isolated from other economic factors, employment (which is not good by any measure) affects everything.

Some companies have performed well over the past 9-12 months, and deserve to have increased shares. However, the 6% and 10% rise in DOW and NASDAQ indices seems out of line with the general economy. I was a bear at the beginning of the month and I still am, today. I’m still looking for an explanation of the strength of the indices.

[weberlin]

[quote=FormerSanDiegan]
Stocks are pieces of ownership in a company. Many of these companies are making money, despite a troubled housing market and unemployment.[/quote]

I still don’t get it. If only a handful of companies were performing well, this might make sense to me. In addition to Ford’s record profits, Google had a smashing 3rd quarter that led to a 10% jump. The success of individual companies does not surprise me. But, the Dow is up 3% in Oct. and 6% over the last 3 months. NASDAQ? 5% and 10% respectively. How can these ‘broad’ index measurements perform so well in light of little good news about the current performance and future of the economy?

I understand housing and employment are only 2 components of the economy. While performance in the housing can be considered isolated from other economic factors, employment (which is not good by any measure) affects everything.

Some companies have performed well over the past 9-12 months, and deserve to have increased shares. However, the 6% and 10% rise in DOW and NASDAQ indices seems out of line with the general economy. I was a bear at the beginning of the month and I still am, today. I’m still looking for an explanation of the strength of the indices.

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