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Jul 19, 2009 10:09:15 GMT -5
Post by firouz on Jul 19, 2009 10:09:15 GMT -5
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Jul 19, 2009 10:48:34 GMT -5
Post by firouz on Jul 19, 2009 10:48:34 GMT -5
The dangers of bonds - discuss.morningstar.com/NewSocialize/forums/p/240908/2676553.aspx "# A British holder of consols who held from 1900 to 1974, nearly an investing lifetime, lost 83% of principal value and 98% after adjusting for inflation. (this example is from "Four Pillars" by William Bernstein) # An investor who bought a US treasury bond or corporate bond with 30 year maturity in 1960 would have lost about 75% of principal value by 1980 (a 90% loss after adjusting for inflation). # An investor who bought German government bonds in the 1920s would have been wiped out completely after inflation." |
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Aug 9, 2009 23:46:00 GMT -5
Post by firouz on Aug 9, 2009 23:46:00 GMT -5
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Aug 17, 2009 6:55:35 GMT -5
Post by firouz on Aug 17, 2009 6:55:35 GMT -5
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Aug 18, 2009 10:21:21 GMT -5
Post by firouz on Aug 18, 2009 10:21:21 GMT -5
www.fool.com/investing/high-growth/2009/08/18/9-things-you-should-do-instead-of-buy-stocks.aspx"...nine steps that he says, when performed in order, can help you to generate (and protect) wealth." * Make a will. * Pay off your credit cards. * Get term life insurance if you have a family to support. * Fund your 401(k) to the maximum. * Fund your IRA to the maximum. * Buy a house if you want to live in a house and can afford it. * Put six-months' worth of expenses in a money-market account. * Take whatever money is left over and invest 70% in a stock index fund and 30% in a bond fund through any discount broker, and never touch it until retirement. * If any of this confuses you, or you have something special going on (retirement, college planning, tax issues), hire a fee-based financial planner.
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Aug 18, 2009 23:12:59 GMT -5
Post by firouz on Aug 18, 2009 23:12:59 GMT -5
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Jan 27, 2010 14:16:22 GMT -5
Post by Guest on Jan 27, 2010 14:16:22 GMT -5
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Mar 5, 2010 2:46:07 GMT -5
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Mar 6, 2010 2:09:33 GMT -5
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Mar 6, 2010 2:30:22 GMT -5
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Mar 7, 2010 4:56:20 GMT -5
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Mar 9, 2010 7:53:20 GMT -5
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Mar 9, 2010 17:03:05 GMT -5
Post by Guest on Mar 9, 2010 17:03:05 GMT -5
"Ms. Groner worked for 43 years as a secretary for Abbott Laboratories. In 1935, she bought three specially issued shares of Abbott for $180. She never sold a share, even after repeated stock splits. She also kept reinvesting the dividends. By the time of her death, she owned more than 100,000 shares valued at about $7 million. .......... But Ms. Groner's story shows that savings alone probably doesn't get you to $7 million. It seems that loading up on a one single investment and getting tremendously lucky over a long period of time can get you there. But don't count on it." finance.yahoo.com/retirement/article/109018/how-a-secretary-made-and-gave-away-7-million?mod=retire-after_retire1) It is actually very wise, according to Warren Buffet, to invest everything in one or two very good companies. Abbott won't die, because it WAS a good company. DO YOUR HOMEWORK. 2) Those people who stashed everything in Enron obviously did not do their homework. 3) Have those financial advisers actually MADE money like Mr. Buffett? |
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Mar 11, 2010 12:09:30 GMT -5
Post by Guest on Mar 11, 2010 12:09:30 GMT -5
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Mar 12, 2010 0:40:04 GMT -5
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