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| Staggs |
 Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2008 6:19 pm Post subject: The market, where to invest. |
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If you had purchased $1,000 of shares in Delta Airlines one year ago,
you will have $49.00 today. If you had purchased $1,000 of shares in AIG
one year ago, you will have $33.00 today. If you had purchased $1,000 of shares in Lehman Brothers one year ago, you will have $0.00 today.
But, if you had purchased $1,000 worth of beer one year ago, drank all the beer, then turned in the aluminum cans for recycling refund, you will
have received $214.00.
Based on the above, the best current investment plan is to drink heavily & recycle. It is called the 401-Keg.  |
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| eamoses |
| Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2008 9:04 am Post subject: |
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Now that is a unique strategy. I wonder what my wife would think about that.
Of course my beer only comes in bottles, but you can recycle that as well. |
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| bwana |
| Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2008 1:25 pm Post subject: Thats funny |
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| All kidding aside, with the current situation with the economy and markets now, what are (if any) the companies that are actually doing well? Are there any? |
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| prs1065 |
| Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2008 1:44 pm Post subject: |
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| im putting mine in budlight and budice so i can be diversified. lol |
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| eamoses |
| Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2008 3:08 pm Post subject: |
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I think General Mills is still doing pretty well. It has consistantly met or beat the analysts estimates for earnings. It only pays a small dividend, but is a consistent grower, this has stayed that way since it started. Also it's earnings growth this year is still exceding it's 5 year growth rate.
This stock should remain fairly safe, just look in your cabinet- your should to find plenty of their products in there. No matter how bad the economy gets, people will still need to buy food, and this one covers this base.
Wolverine World Wide is another stable stock. Though they seem to stay in a constant trading range. They also pay a really small dividend. Earnings are pretty consistent with no surprises. Growth rate is basically the same now as it has been, at least it is not lagging. One other plus on this one is the their assets far exceed their liabilities. Also, companies will still depend on them for work boots.
Another similiar stock is Alcon a major drug company- the funny thing is this one was up three dollars today, but not mentioned on the gainers list... Strange how that works. |
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| bwana |
| Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2008 3:40 pm Post subject: thanks for that |
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Is this not a really good time to buy?
I know that might sound crazy but what are the really successful investors doing right now? Are they not picking up the deals ow? Are their any really good companies right now where the stock prices have really dropped? |
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| eamoses |
| Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2008 4:53 pm Post subject: |
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| That is the tough part, with so many stocks moving solely on emotion. Some are truly failing, but others are not-- Though I would love to believe the time is now to buy, we don't even know if we have hit the bottom- that might not even hit until next year. |
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