What do you want ME to do? - Page 2

Undertoad · 02-05-2008, 02:38 PM

Buy GOOG today while it's still a full third off its bubbly price. It won't be for long... the reasons people are dropping it are inconsequential.

lookout123 · 02-05-2008, 02:41 PM

What's the P/E UT?

Undertoad · 02-05-2008, 04:03 PM

Oh it's like 38. Which is teeny for Google. This one you buy for its current price over its future earnings. Which will double twice more, t'ain't nothing stopping her.

lookout123 · 02-05-2008, 04:07 PM

could be. not my style though. i never buy based on future numbers. i'm a value guy.

HungLikeJesus · 02-05-2008, 09:52 PM

What do you think of gold and special minerals funds?

lumberjim · 02-05-2008, 11:56 PM

ha ha.

you started a mock thread, and it's turning into you having to give investment advice.

ha ha.

lookout123 · 02-06-2008, 10:52 AM

ah, you can't steer a thread.

i think gold looks pretty. but i'm partial to platinum.

to be serious though, i have a long term focus with investments. typically commodities are not good long term investments. they are excellent for trading in the short term, but can leave you flat or down over the long haul.

gold? everyone loves it now, but look at the track record if you'd purchased it 20 years ago.

oil? same story.

real estate? can find some great stories there, but look at the longer term.

Compare those to a decent conservative growth fund.

items that are supply and demand oriented rather than profit and loss driven tend to cause problems if held long term. they're too easily manipulated by current events and emotions. a case can be made for using a well managed fund that specializes in those areas, but even then be careful of your exposure.

FWIW - as always remember that past performance is not an indicator of future results.

classicman · 02-06-2008, 11:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HungLikeJesus

What do you think of gold and special minerals funds?

I think I have some of those special minerals in my water. :::shrug:::

Urbane Guerrilla · 02-08-2008, 12:45 PM

LOL, Serp!

Shawnee, I agree -- not a necessity, but a valid option.

So how much is steering a thread like pushing a rope?

Shawnee123 · 02-08-2008, 01:35 PM

UG...I think it was correct...you typed it as it shows on the keyboard. Makes perfect sense; my attempt at being clever dashed to bits by a damn keyboard.

barefoot serpent · 02-08-2008, 01:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Urbane Guerrilla

So how much is steering a thread like pushing a rope?

Greg Giraldo (at Flavor Flav Roast) to Snoop Dogg:

He's smoked so much hemp, he once shit a rope.

HungLikeJesus · 02-08-2008, 05:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lookout123

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to be serious though, i have a long term focus with investments. typically commodities are not good long term investments. they are excellent for trading in the short term, but can leave you flat or down over the long haul.

gold? everyone loves it now, but look at the track record if you'd purchased it 20 years ago.

oil? same story.

real estate? can find some great stories there, but look at the longer term.

Compare those to a decent conservative growth fund.
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I'll let you know how it works out (OPGSX).

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02-05-2008, 11:56 PM	#21
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02-05-2008, 02:38 PM	#16
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Buy GOOG today while it's still a full third off its bubbly price. It won't be for long... the reasons people are dropping it are inconsequential.

02-05-2008, 04:03 PM	#18
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Oh it's like 38. Which is teeny for Google. This one you buy for its current price over its future earnings. Which will double twice more, t'ain't nothing stopping her.

02-06-2008, 10:52 AM	#22
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	ah, you can't steer a thread. i think gold looks pretty. but i'm partial to platinum. to be serious though, i have a long term focus with investments. typically commodities are not good long term investments. they are excellent for trading in the short term, but can leave you flat or down over the long haul. gold? everyone loves it now, but look at the track record if you'd purchased it 20 years ago. oil? same story. real estate? can find some great stories there, but look at the longer term. Compare those to a decent conservative growth fund. items that are supply and demand oriented rather than profit and loss driven tend to cause problems if held long term. they're too easily manipulated by current events and emotions. a case can be made for using a well managed fund that specializes in those areas, but even then be careful of your exposure. FWIW - as always remember that past performance is not an indicator of future results. __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

02-08-2008, 12:45 PM	#24
Urbane Guerrilla Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Southern California Posts: 6,674	LOL, Serp! Shawnee, I agree -- not a necessity, but a valid option. So how much is steering a thread like pushing a rope? __________________ Wanna stop school shootings? End Gun-Free Zones, of course.

02-08-2008, 01:35 PM	#25
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	UG...I think it was correct...you typed it as it shows on the keyboard. Makes perfect sense; my attempt at being clever dashed to bits by a damn keyboard.

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