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Title: Investments
Post by: Big N on February 05, 2013, 07:01:50 PM
Do you agree or disagree.

-Discuss
Title: Re: Investments
Post by: NotSure on February 05, 2013, 07:03:12 PM
Do you agree or disagree.

-Discuss
Good words from a wise man.
Title: Re: Investments
Post by: calfzilla on February 05, 2013, 07:04:59 PM
Agree. Great points. Lately I have been reading a lot of books on attitudes and behaviors of typical millionaires. I especially like the pay yourself first/invest then pay bills.
Title: Re: Investments
Post by: slate on February 05, 2013, 07:08:20 PM
what a joke

sayings are intrinsically stupid as by definition they represent a huge loss of information

each of those sayings could be blown to pieces with little effort

there is a good one though, which is if you look for free advice you are going to get crap advice, and that of course includes any list of guru sayings like buffets
Title: Re: Investments
Post by: NotSure on February 05, 2013, 07:09:22 PM
what a joke

sayings are intrinsically stupid as by definition they represent a huge loss of information

each of those sayings could be blown to pieces with little effort

there is a good one though, which is if you look for free advice you are going to get crap advice, and that of course includes any list of guru sayings like buffets
I invested my cock into your mom's ass. Just my 2 cents.
Title: Re: Investments
Post by: slate on February 05, 2013, 07:14:59 PM
are you sure it wasnt you momma's ass?

people whose IQ is below 85 should waist there time reading. Keep on with the manual labor as long as you are not sure
Title: Re: Investments
Post by: NotSure on February 05, 2013, 07:16:42 PM
are you sure it wasnt you momma's ass?

people whose IQ is below 85 should waist there time reading. Keep on with the manual labor as long as you are not sure
"waist"
Title: Re: Investments
Post by: Jadeveon Clowney on February 05, 2013, 07:17:36 PM
are you sure it wasnt you momma's ass?

people whose IQ is below 85 should waist there time reading. Keep on with the manual labor as long as you are not sure

agree. fucking waisters. 
Title: Re: Investments
Post by: slate on February 05, 2013, 07:20:55 PM
"waist"

not sure, you a spell checker now??

good boy. i think we found you a reason to live. Get busy on the other threads now boy. many errors to correct/.

i bet you are sure now, arent you boy?
Title: Re: Investments
Post by: NotSure on February 05, 2013, 07:27:33 PM
not sure, you a spell checker now??

good boy. i think we found you a reason to live. Get busy on the other threads now boy. many errors to correct/.

i bet you are sure now, arent you boy?
Your frustration has been noted. Too many hours in front of mindless entertainment has caused your brain to "waist". Read a book or meditate. Do something productive.
Title: Re: Investments
Post by: slate on February 05, 2013, 07:28:23 PM
are you sure about that?
Title: Re: Investments
Post by: Dokey111 on February 05, 2013, 07:31:28 PM


sayings are intrinsically stupid as by definition they represent a huge loss of information



That's a saying, genius.
Title: Re: Investments
Post by: dantelis on February 05, 2013, 08:42:57 PM
what a joke

sayings are intrinsically stupid as by definition they represent a huge loss of information

each of those sayings could be blown to pieces with little effort

there is a good one though, which is if you look for free advice you are going to get crap advice, and that of course includes any list of guru sayings like buffets

Buffet keeps the advice short for slow readers like you.
Title: Re: Investments
Post by: Mattyh7688 on February 05, 2013, 09:05:49 PM
Grant it, this isn't going to make you a billionaire investment banker... but it is decent "guidelines" every idiot can follow
Title: Re: Investments
Post by: syntaxmachine on February 05, 2013, 09:10:31 PM
I invested my cock into your mom's ass. Just my 2 cents.

Same bro, put my carried interest into her IRA. I wasn't fully hard and she was shocked how big it got once inside her.
Title: Re: Investments
Post by: sancho ed on February 05, 2013, 09:49:09 PM
i agree with all except the last...im a cheap guy, but i tend to give good advice.  ;) but then again, im cheap because i enjoy making wise investments with my money, and minimize my spending on shit that isnt going to get me anywhere.
Title: Re: Investments
Post by: calfzilla on February 05, 2013, 09:54:41 PM
Rich people buy assets poor people buy liabilities.
Title: Re: Investments
Post by: Red Hook on February 06, 2013, 04:34:07 AM
Do you agree or disagree.

-Discuss

This is the kind of thing that you will see posted and reported on Facebook to try and show others how much you know and how great your life is.

"See, look at me, I am superior spiritually"

Title: Re: Investments
Post by: mass243 on February 06, 2013, 04:48:43 AM


Solid.
Title: Re: Investments
Post by: Tapeworm on February 06, 2013, 05:15:33 AM
Never exercise.  Eat McDonalds.
Title: Re: Investments
Post by: gym**rat on February 06, 2013, 05:26:29 AM
Same bro, put my carried interest into her IRA. I wasn't fully hard and she was shocked how big it got once inside her.

Are you referring to her "Inflamed Raw Anus"?

The old guy gives great advice. Especially all the eggs in one basket. That one bit me about 15 years ago. Live and learn.
Title: Re: Investments
Post by: Krankenstein on February 06, 2013, 05:46:40 AM
not sure, you a spell checker now??

good boy. i think we found you a reason to live. Get busy on the other threads now boy. many errors to correct/.

i bet you are sure now, arent you boy?

Not a spell checker genius.  You spelled your word correctly.
Title: Re: Investments
Post by: snx on February 06, 2013, 06:26:34 AM
One more to add that Buffet forgot.

"Don't pay more for the same product you can get cheaper, just because you like the advertising"


This is especially true for management fees you pay to brokers/advisors/fund managers. Over the long-term (which is the lens most of you are looking thru with investments), a manager's ability to beat the market year-after-year and deliver returns over the long term that would out-pace the market are near zilch. It's true. The odds are stacked against a fund manager to beat the free market forces at work. As they should be. Anyone with enough inside information to beat the market is usually vetted out as an inside trader.

Therefore, if fund managers can't beat the exchange index over the long term, why would you pay them money for their product?

It's the sweetest scam going, and very few people talk about it. I highly encourage you to do the math and satisfy yourselves on this point.

2% per year is a lot of money to give to someone who can't beat an ETF, which charges you a fraction of a percent. Think about 1.8% of your money compounding itself over 25 or 30 years. This is not chump change. This is a significant, massive portion of your savings being flitted away by the lure of marketing and the belief that surely, if it's someone's job, they must be good enough to be able to help me beat the Jones'. Not true. Never has been.

The very, very few that have consistently outpaced the free market...well, we know who they are. I guess you could give them all your money, but if they were truthful, even they would tell you that to do so would be foolish. Eventually, they'll loose too. Or they'll die, and the folks who supplant them will lose. But Buffet already mentions that above...diversify.
Title: Re: Investments
Post by: Tapeworm on February 06, 2013, 06:41:58 AM
I don't have any investments at all.  I think passive income is mostly a myth and I'm too ignorant to actively swim with the sharks.
Title: Re: Investments
Post by: Archer77 on February 06, 2013, 07:30:41 AM
Sounds like pretty common sense advice from mr. Buffet.  I personally follow this advice to a T. My family budgets everything. I'm not rich but I have enough money where I don't need to work for a year if I was forced to.
Title: Re: Investments
Post by: Tito24 on February 06, 2013, 07:33:12 AM
He who cares less wins in the game of getting women.
Title: Re: Investments
Post by: syntaxmachine on February 06, 2013, 04:42:51 PM


The old guy gives great advice. Especially all the eggs in one basket. That one bit me about 15 years ago. Live and learn.

I don't disagree, though I've increasingly come to think that most people have no business personally managing their investments and instead ought to have a basic retirement account that functions as a "lifetime fund" that automatically adjusts asset allocation. The more automatic mechanisms (automatic removal of contributions from paycheck, automatic asset adjustment, etc.) the better!
Title: Re: Investments
Post by: BIG AL MCKECHNIE on February 06, 2013, 04:58:21 PM
Yes do what he says and you will end up being a grumpy wee bawbag too.

We all go to our graves with nothing. Even Mr Buffet.  But at least some of us enjoy our lives.
Title: Re: Investments
Post by: JBGRAY on February 07, 2013, 12:16:05 AM
Good stuff, but very non-specific.

I no longer do stocks or currency trading.....it is akin to poker.  There are poker pros who can make a living doing it.....I've not invested the time to be a poker pro, so to try and make a living at it is a foolish endeavor for me.

Silver and gold are alright, I mostly hold silver.....but...if things get really bad, I just don't see silver, gold, or any other precious metal exceeding the value of food, land, fortified shelters, or ammunition.

I like real estate.  I own a few properties.  I also have minority ownership in a pest control and painting company.  I am not rich by any stretch of the imagination, but just the fact that I'm in my early 30s and own stuff is a big accomplishment to me.

Savings.....DON'T DO IT!!!!!!  Everyone is like Save, Save, Save, Save.....DON'T!  If you have an extra $500 laying around, think how can you earn more from that?  Don't throw it in a bank or under the mattress......spend it and GROW IT!
Title: Re: Investments
Post by: calfzilla on February 07, 2013, 03:47:15 AM
Good stuff, but very non-specific.

I no longer do stocks or currency trading.....it is akin to poker.  There are poker pros who can make a living doing it.....I've not invested the time to be a poker pro, so to try and make a living at it is a foolish endeavor for me.

Silver and gold are alright, I mostly hold silver.....but...if things get really bad, I just don't see silver, gold, or any other precious metal exceeding the value of food, land, fortified shelters, or ammunition.

I like real estate.  I own a few properties.  I also have minority ownership in a pest control and painting company.  I am not rich by any stretch of the imagination, but just the fact that I'm in my early 30s and own stuff is a big accomplishment to me.

Savings.....DON'T DO IT!!!!!!  Everyone is like Save, Save, Save, Save.....DON'T!  If you have an extra $500 laying around, think how can you earn more from that?  Don't throw it in a bank or under the mattress......spend it and GROW IT!

Agree with most you said except the bold. Metals are doing great NOW but don't have a long track record of winning. You are right about single stocks being like poker that's why mutual funds are great.  Your last statement about investing rather than saving is great!
Title: Re: Investments
Post by: Big N on February 07, 2013, 11:56:21 AM
Good stuff, but very non-specific.

I no longer do stocks or currency trading.....it is akin to poker.  There are poker pros who can make a living doing it.....I've not invested the time to be a poker pro, so to try and make a living at it is a foolish endeavor for me.

Silver and gold are alright, I mostly hold silver.....but...if things get really bad, I just don't see silver, gold, or any other precious metal exceeding the value of food, land, fortified shelters, or ammunition.

I like real estate.  I own a few properties.  I also have minority ownership in a pest control and painting company.  I am not rich by any stretch of the imagination, but just the fact that I'm in my early 30s and own stuff is a big accomplishment to me.

Savings.....DON'T DO IT!!!!!!  Everyone is like Save, Save, Save, Save.....DON'T!  If you have an extra $500 laying around, think how can you earn more from that?  Don't throw it in a bank or under the mattress......spend it and GROW IT!

Solid post. What do you do for a living, not to get too personal.
Title: Re: Investments
Post by: funk51 on February 07, 2013, 03:50:15 PM
Do you agree or disagree.

-Discuss
coca-cola stocks are making some good money the last three weeks or so check out the stock market. this is how ty cobb became very, very rich oh so many years ago.
Title: Re: Investments
Post by: JBGRAY on February 08, 2013, 03:17:12 AM
Solid post. What do you do for a living, not to get too personal.

Navy and USCG vet, was a state Probation Officer, private security management(I was Security1's Boss), then painted cars, now am doing high-end security and investigations.
Title: Re: Investments
Post by: The Showstoppa on February 08, 2013, 04:38:19 AM
I listened to him on GE stock......  :-\