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I’ll try to get back to the point of this thread:

Ron Paul on Sinclair Lewis and Mike Huckabee:

America: Freedom to Fascism
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ueEfRXZCVA

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I’ll try to get back to the point of this thread:

Ron Paul on Sinclair Lewis and Mike Huckabee:

America: Freedom to Fascism
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ueEfRXZCVA

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I’ll try to get back to the point of this thread:

Ron Paul on Sinclair Lewis and Mike Huckabee:

America: Freedom to Fascism
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ueEfRXZCVA

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peterb, thanks for the insights. What does your analysis say about a potential war with Iran or some other “problem” nation? On the one hand war seems like a bad move, on the other, it seems like the lazy-man’s solution out of this mess. Your thoughts?

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peterb, thanks for the insights. What does your analysis say about a potential war with Iran or some other “problem” nation? On the one hand war seems like a bad move, on the other, it seems like the lazy-man’s solution out of this mess. Your thoughts?

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peterb, thanks for the insights. What does your analysis say about a potential war with Iran or some other “problem” nation? On the one hand war seems like a bad move, on the other, it seems like the lazy-man’s solution out of this mess. Your thoughts?

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peterb, thanks for the insights. What does your analysis say about a potential war with Iran or some other “problem” nation? On the one hand war seems like a bad move, on the other, it seems like the lazy-man’s solution out of this mess. Your thoughts?

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peterb, thanks for the insights. What does your analysis say about a potential war with Iran or some other “problem” nation? On the one hand war seems like a bad move, on the other, it seems like the lazy-man’s solution out of this mess. Your thoughts?

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stockstradr & peterb:

You guys/gals? are obviously smart and in tune with what’s going on in the markets. But you have to realize that the vast majority of people out there, myself included, might not have the detailed technical knowledge (or motivation) that you have. We don’t track individual companies, but rather groups of them. It’s not that we don’t care, it’s just a matter of daily cost/benefit analysis of our time.

In hindsight you both are looking pretty smart. I was too, up until about 6 months ago. I had transferred all of my REIT fund holdings a while back to an equal measure of cash, energy, and emerging market mutual funds…with the idea to hold them for a year and re-evaluate. REITs tanked soon thereafter and the other funds were performing quite well. Then energy and emerging markets started to drop, but I didn’t budge, sticking to my 1-year strategy. Then, in the last couple months, energy and emerging markets absolutely tanked, along with pretty much everything else other than the inverse funds and some singular stocks here and there. Heck, today even gold and silver are down 10% and 43%, respectively, from their 1-year highs. My point is that amateurs like us DO pay attention, just not as much attention as you do.

In hindsight, can you recommend some good alternative FUNDS that others like me can invest in order to profit or at least preserve what we have? I am not really interested in individual stocks because I don’t have the time/motivation to constantly track them, but I am open to suggestions.

Congrats on your recent profits!

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stockstradr & peterb:

You guys/gals? are obviously smart and in tune with what’s going on in the markets. But you have to realize that the vast majority of people out there, myself included, might not have the detailed technical knowledge (or motivation) that you have. We don’t track individual companies, but rather groups of them. It’s not that we don’t care, it’s just a matter of daily cost/benefit analysis of our time.

In hindsight you both are looking pretty smart. I was too, up until about 6 months ago. I had transferred all of my REIT fund holdings a while back to an equal measure of cash, energy, and emerging market mutual funds…with the idea to hold them for a year and re-evaluate. REITs tanked soon thereafter and the other funds were performing quite well. Then energy and emerging markets started to drop, but I didn’t budge, sticking to my 1-year strategy. Then, in the last couple months, energy and emerging markets absolutely tanked, along with pretty much everything else other than the inverse funds and some singular stocks here and there. Heck, today even gold and silver are down 10% and 43%, respectively, from their 1-year highs. My point is that amateurs like us DO pay attention, just not as much attention as you do.

In hindsight, can you recommend some good alternative FUNDS that others like me can invest in order to profit or at least preserve what we have? I am not really interested in individual stocks because I don’t have the time/motivation to constantly track them, but I am open to suggestions.

Congrats on your recent profits!

[greekfire]

stockstradr & peterb:

You guys/gals? are obviously smart and in tune with what’s going on in the markets. But you have to realize that the vast majority of people out there, myself included, might not have the detailed technical knowledge (or motivation) that you have. We don’t track individual companies, but rather groups of them. It’s not that we don’t care, it’s just a matter of daily cost/benefit analysis of our time.

In hindsight you both are looking pretty smart. I was too, up until about 6 months ago. I had transferred all of my REIT fund holdings a while back to an equal measure of cash, energy, and emerging market mutual funds…with the idea to hold them for a year and re-evaluate. REITs tanked soon thereafter and the other funds were performing quite well. Then energy and emerging markets started to drop, but I didn’t budge, sticking to my 1-year strategy. Then, in the last couple months, energy and emerging markets absolutely tanked, along with pretty much everything else other than the inverse funds and some singular stocks here and there. Heck, today even gold and silver are down 10% and 43%, respectively, from their 1-year highs. My point is that amateurs like us DO pay attention, just not as much attention as you do.

In hindsight, can you recommend some good alternative FUNDS that others like me can invest in order to profit or at least preserve what we have? I am not really interested in individual stocks because I don’t have the time/motivation to constantly track them, but I am open to suggestions.

Congrats on your recent profits!

[greekfire]

stockstradr & peterb:

You guys/gals? are obviously smart and in tune with what’s going on in the markets. But you have to realize that the vast majority of people out there, myself included, might not have the detailed technical knowledge (or motivation) that you have. We don’t track individual companies, but rather groups of them. It’s not that we don’t care, it’s just a matter of daily cost/benefit analysis of our time.

In hindsight you both are looking pretty smart. I was too, up until about 6 months ago. I had transferred all of my REIT fund holdings a while back to an equal measure of cash, energy, and emerging market mutual funds…with the idea to hold them for a year and re-evaluate. REITs tanked soon thereafter and the other funds were performing quite well. Then energy and emerging markets started to drop, but I didn’t budge, sticking to my 1-year strategy. Then, in the last couple months, energy and emerging markets absolutely tanked, along with pretty much everything else other than the inverse funds and some singular stocks here and there. Heck, today even gold and silver are down 10% and 43%, respectively, from their 1-year highs. My point is that amateurs like us DO pay attention, just not as much attention as you do.

In hindsight, can you recommend some good alternative FUNDS that others like me can invest in order to profit or at least preserve what we have? I am not really interested in individual stocks because I don’t have the time/motivation to constantly track them, but I am open to suggestions.

Congrats on your recent profits!

[greekfire]

stockstradr & peterb:

You guys/gals? are obviously smart and in tune with what’s going on in the markets. But you have to realize that the vast majority of people out there, myself included, might not have the detailed technical knowledge (or motivation) that you have. We don’t track individual companies, but rather groups of them. It’s not that we don’t care, it’s just a matter of daily cost/benefit analysis of our time.

In hindsight you both are looking pretty smart. I was too, up until about 6 months ago. I had transferred all of my REIT fund holdings a while back to an equal measure of cash, energy, and emerging market mutual funds…with the idea to hold them for a year and re-evaluate. REITs tanked soon thereafter and the other funds were performing quite well. Then energy and emerging markets started to drop, but I didn’t budge, sticking to my 1-year strategy. Then, in the last couple months, energy and emerging markets absolutely tanked, along with pretty much everything else other than the inverse funds and some singular stocks here and there. Heck, today even gold and silver are down 10% and 43%, respectively, from their 1-year highs. My point is that amateurs like us DO pay attention, just not as much attention as you do.

In hindsight, can you recommend some good alternative FUNDS that others like me can invest in order to profit or at least preserve what we have? I am not really interested in individual stocks because I don’t have the time/motivation to constantly track them, but I am open to suggestions.

Congrats on your recent profits!

[greekfire]

[quote=esmith]What’s the cheapest way to buy and sell physical platinum? Anyone knows? Kitco does not sell 1-ounce coins and they have huge spreads on 1/2 ounce coins (buying for 490 and selling for 569).[/quote]

This is more of an opinion rather than an answer. I don’t hold any platinum and don’t doubt its long term prospects, but I question its convertibility. I think your post attests to this. Platinum is valuable, yes, but it isn’t at the level of gold or silver when it comes to convertibility. Additionally, I fear that a large portion of platinum consumption, along with the consumption of the other platinum metals like palladium and rhodium, are heavily over-weighted (as much as 50% or more) towards vehicle consumption in the form of catalytic converters. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=palladium&go=Go

Vehicle consumption in the US and Europe has stalled. And those who argue that China and India are the next big markets for vehicles must confront the lack of environmental regulations in those countries and ask whether catalytic converters will be utilized in vehicles sold there. My gut tells me NO, at least in the short term (10+ years).

I guess my answer to your question is a question: why platinum? If you are looking to be able to convert it in the short term (1-5 years), I think you might be better served in highly convertible forms of silver or gold, IMHO.

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[quote=esmith]What’s the cheapest way to buy and sell physical platinum? Anyone knows? Kitco does not sell 1-ounce coins and they have huge spreads on 1/2 ounce coins (buying for 490 and selling for 569).[/quote]

This is more of an opinion rather than an answer. I don’t hold any platinum and don’t doubt its long term prospects, but I question its convertibility. I think your post attests to this. Platinum is valuable, yes, but it isn’t at the level of gold or silver when it comes to convertibility. Additionally, I fear that a large portion of platinum consumption, along with the consumption of the other platinum metals like palladium and rhodium, are heavily over-weighted (as much as 50% or more) towards vehicle consumption in the form of catalytic converters. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=palladium&go=Go

Vehicle consumption in the US and Europe has stalled. And those who argue that China and India are the next big markets for vehicles must confront the lack of environmental regulations in those countries and ask whether catalytic converters will be utilized in vehicles sold there. My gut tells me NO, at least in the short term (10+ years).

I guess my answer to your question is a question: why platinum? If you are looking to be able to convert it in the short term (1-5 years), I think you might be better served in highly convertible forms of silver or gold, IMHO.

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