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RETIREMENT WATCH - BOB CARLSON - NEW WEB SITE

MadeOmoney — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 17:48:02 GMT

I have just seen that Investors Insight Writer and Retirement Expert Bob Carlson has a new website....what a wonderful site. Best of luck Bob!! I hope you all can check it out. Even with all of the financial turbulence, Bob has built me a plan to secure my future! Thanks again Bob!!

Visit his site!

http://www.retirementwatch.com/

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Picking your spot(s).

Dyjech — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 02:44:07 GMT

A recent article posited the necessity of taking a position and the ensuing profits whenever the opportunity presents itself.

Now comes the time. When the Nasdaq Comp. takes out the low of 1746.17 , go long the next day.

The market bottom?

Dyjech — Wed, 06 May 2009 22:31:41 GMT

At least one that is giving a substantial / tradeable rally.

http://members.cox.net/dyjech/dyjech.htm

Auto Industry

calelderlaw2000 — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 20:46:28 GMT

Anyone have a resource of an analysis of that facts...not union-busters, not management baiters, but the facts about the current state of affairs in Detroit...a fair, intelligent analysis of the issue of hourly rates between US vs Foreign workers contracts and costs...concessions that were coming anyway regarding hourly costs and health acre/retirement issues...where is the difference in costs between a Toyota, Honda BMW US-made and Big Three products. One issue not seemingly dealt with is Toyota/Honda simply sell at premiums to US cars based upon consumer confidence and prefernce.

Would like to have the facts...TIA

Mick McGuire

Long Beach CA

Financial Jokes and Humor

MadeOmoney — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 23:00:22 GMT

It helps to laugh as much as possible during these times. Does anyone else have some good humor to share?

Chasing The Mighty Dollar

A boat docked in a tiny Mexican village. An American tourist complimented the Mexican fisherman on the quality of his fish and asked how long it took him to catch them.

"Not very long," answered the Mexican.

"But then, why didn't you stay out longer and catch more?" asked the American.

The Mexican explained that his small catch was sufficient to meet his needs and those of his family.

The American asked, "But what do you do with the rest of your time?"

"I sleep late, fish a little, play with my children, and take a siesta with my wife. In the evenings, I go into the village to see my friends, have a few drinks, play the guitar, and sing a few songs ... I have a full life."

The American interrupted, "I have an MBA from Harvard and I can help you! You should start by fishing longer every day. You can then sell the extra fish you catch. With the extra revenue, you can buy a bigger boat. With the extra money the larger boat will bring, you can buy a second one and a third one and so on until you have an entire fleet of trawlers. Instead of selling your fish to a middle man, you can negotiate directly with the processing plants and maybe even open your own plant. You can then leave this little village and move to Mexico City, Los Angeles, or even New York City!

From there you can direct your huge enterprise."

"How long would that take?" asked the Mexican.

"Twenty, perhaps twenty-five years," replied the American.

"And after that?"

"Afterwards? That's when it gets really interesting," answered the American, laughing. "When your business gets really big, you can start selling stocks and make millions!"

"Millions? Really? And after that?"

"After that you'll be able to retire, live in a tiny village near the coast, sleep late, play with your children, catch a few fish, take a siesta, and spend your evenings drinking and enjoying your friends!"

Chickens come home to roost. Jensen?

eppoh — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 13:59:41 GMT

Isn't Niels Jensen the guy that was featured back in March, who was pumping buing CLO's? Glad I didn't follow that advice!

I put him in the camp of Art Laffer saying on CNBC in Sep 2006 that the US economy is more robust than ever and told Shiff, he did not know what he was talking about when he called for a housing, banking, market collapse.

Steve Forbes suggests "supporting" the US dollar -- how would this specifically be done effectively?

keirsey — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 00:45:14 GMT

Steve Forbes suggests "supporting" the US dollar -- how would this specifically be done effectively?

So what's the X about?

LauraW — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 16:50:31 GMT

Could someone tell me what the X means in 4.2X ROI? Thank you in advance. The term doesn't seem to Google well.

Sex, Golf and the Stock Market

MadeOmoney — Tue, 20 May 2008 14:47:29 GMT

This is fascinating stuff! If you play golf and play the market you will love this!

New research, out of Cambridge University, suggests a distinct connection between turbulence in the financial markets and ... hormones.

A group of financial traders in London participated in a controlled study in which their testosterone levels were tested several times a day, over eight business days. Traders who began their days with high testosterone levels appeared to be more confident and more aggressive. They made bolder decisions, which resulted in above average gains. That is, until it all came crashing down in a testosterone overdose.

You see, when the levels remained high over an extended period, the extra confidence and aggression began to provoke irrational risk-taking. And really dumb decisions.

In another fascinating bit of neuropsychology news, a brain-scan study that took place at Stanford University indicates that sex affects the state of our financial markets as well. This experiment used a random chance game and a series of images and focused on an area of the brain known as the nucleus accumbens. It's a type of pleasure center. When a group of young men were shown erotic pictures they were much more likely to make a large financial gamble than if they were shown something creepy,like a scorpion, or neutral, like a paper clip. Using MRI images the scientists concluded that activating the pleasure center with the sexy photos caused the risky decision making.

And how does this connect to golf? Well, when I'm playing with guys and happen to be wearing one of my rather-revealing-but-always-tasteful golf outfits, or when there are some particularly seductive cart girls about, a disproportionate number of balls end up in the woods or the water, because very few shots are set up... even when it's ultra obvious they should have been. To me that looks like irrational decision making fueled by something going on in someone's nucleus accumbens.

Now I would never be so politically incorrect as to suggest dressing sexy to gain an advantage. But it might not hurt to leave a couple of those Victoria's Secret catalogs lying casually in the golf carts.

llustration - Patricia Hannigan/Golf Girl Media