Certainly this makes a great deal of sense. Dividends usually coming from profits, which mostly halt during a shutdown period. I did not fully understand the closing caution about chasing yield producing stocks reducing the performance, unless that would be caused by bidding up the price.
Very interesting indeed. It certainly does raise questions about the competence and even the integrity of the E&Y organization: Are the bungling fools? Or are they Sneaky Snake criminals?
If it is "Bungling Fools", then probably they are liable for misrepresentation of their abilities, a quite serious fraud.
I am repeating myself here by pointing out that PurePlay is a quite narrowly focused index, as is repeatedly mentioned.
Many wise folks choose to invest in diverse areas to avoid exactly this sort of adventure. While there is a good deal of wisdom in having a tight focus, it is not the best choice for everybody, and certainly not for the impatient or faint-hearted folks.
This is a very interesting and educational article, and it validates my feeling that a lot of the action is based on emotions rather than logic. Certainly, life has room for emotions, but that place is not in the stock market. It is refreshing to see that somebody else has verified this as true.
Given the direction our Fed is pushing, those not betting on the dollar are making a smart move. Perhaps the folks at the fed should pay attention to that.
I had not paid attention to how the satellite industry was faring in these times. The big challenges will arise with that organization which has plans for frequency use that will probably result in the denial of GPS data to many users.
Shooting down the interference generating satellites would be expensive if it had to be done.
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Interesting, and the introduction reminds me of how much emotions affect the stock markets.
And certainly a good collection of performance information.
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Certainly this makes a great deal of sense. Dividends usually coming from profits, which mostly halt during a shutdown period. I did not fully understand the closing caution about chasing yield producing stocks reducing the performance, unless that would be caused by bidding up the price.
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You make a very good point.
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Fascinating reading! And now, after years of price gouging by the oil princes, they expect any sympathy?? I really don't think so.
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Very interesting indeed. It certainly does raise questions about the competence and even the integrity of the E&Y organization: Are the bungling fools? Or are they Sneaky Snake criminals?
If it is "Bungling Fools", then probably they are liable for misrepresentation of their abilities, a quite serious fraud.
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I am repeating myself here by pointing out that PurePlay is a quite narrowly focused index, as is repeatedly mentioned.
Many wise folks choose to invest in diverse areas to avoid exactly this sort of adventure. While there is a good deal of wisdom in having a tight focus, it is not the best choice for everybody, and certainly not for the impatient or faint-hearted folks.
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This is a very interesting and educational article, and it validates my feeling that a lot of the action is based on emotions rather than logic. Certainly, life has room for emotions, but that place is not in the stock market. It is refreshing to see that somebody else has verified this as true.
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Interesting but it does not look like good news.
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Given the direction our Fed is pushing, those not betting on the dollar are making a smart move. Perhaps the folks at the fed should pay attention to that.
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I had not paid attention to how the satellite industry was faring in these times. The big challenges will arise with that organization which has plans for frequency use that will probably result in the denial of GPS data to many users.
Shooting down the interference generating satellites would be expensive if it had to be done.