[lookout123]

The reference to 'shiny shoe' was a reference to a type of people - obviously.

what type of people? the lookout type of people?

Consider it when a 'shiny shoe' mutual fund promoter hypes a future economic boom.

this doesn't look like a general statement about a type of people. it is a statement about lookout. that's ok.
this is an example of a statement referencing a type of people. you posted this one in the old portfolio thread. you remember the one - it was where you didn't answer any of my questions?

In reality, the full service broker is a fancy, shined-up salesman whose job is to get you to do what is in his best interest. He is the poor student in school whose only objective in life was the $150,000+ per year salary. Yes, whores make that much.

the majority of your post has absolutely nothing to do with this thread, it is just another example of you ignoring questions regarding the thread topic and demanding answers to unrelated questions. i ask you again - why should i answer all (or any) of your questions when you refuse to respond to any questions or ideas that i post?

you frequently accuse me of being a Bush koolaid drinker who thinks everything he has done is right. Please cite MY WORDS when doing so. i am open about the fact that i am supporting bush in this election. i think i have been equally as open that i don't believe bush is the best possible president for america - only the better of the two available choices. he has made many mistakes. i have posted in other threads (political threads) why i support him in this election. i don't condemn you, or anyone, for supporting Kerry - you should vote for the person that most closely represents your personal philosophy and priorities for the future.

that being said - would you care to address ANY of the questions i have posed to you about financial management? keeping in mind that i didn't say your way was wrong - only different? would you care to rate your portfolio against my recommendations?

or even look deeper into the challenge i gave in May?

here is a quick exercise. imagine that you can travel back 70 years ago and invest $10k in each of 5 stocks (or predecessors) from this list: Alcoa, Altria grp, Am Espress, At&T, Boeing,Caterpillar,Citigroup,Coca-cola,Disney,Dupont,Kodak,Exxon,GE,GM,HP, Home depot,Honeywell,IBM,INTEL,Int'l Paper, J&J,JPMorgan Chase, MCD's,Merck,Microsoft, Proctor&Gamble, SBC Communications,3M, United Technologies, WalMart

If you had picked the top 5 performers you would hold $18.3Million. If the same $50k had been invested in my favorite conservative fund you would now hold $28.5 million. (after the MAXIMUM POSSIBLE sales charges and fees)

i have no interest in another pissing match that makes us both look like fools to the rest of the cellarites - so if that is what you want, i concede. if, however, you would care to have an honest discussion and answer my questions as you expect yours to be answered, we can take this discussion further.