I don't remember the exact reasoning (something to do with the value of bonds and the rates they mature at being tied to the economy), but I do remember hearing on public radio ( Fresh Air I think ) that the leap a lot of people have been making to Bonds may actually be a bad thing. Iirc what they said was -- having / buying bonds isn't such a bad thing, but you shouldn't put too much of your portfolio into them because there's a good chance that they will not produce the desired stability that people are buying them for. So if you're heavy in bonds in the hope they'll be stable, it's possible you might wind up with a rude awakening as they fail to mature on time.
Original Message ----------------------- We sold off our equity positions in 2000 and moved the money into bond funds. Matt Liotta President & CEO Montara Software, Inc. http://www.montarasoftware.com/ 888-408-0900 x901 > -----Original Message----- > From: Rob Rohan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, December 23, 2002 1:52 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: RE: MS CF? (getting OT) > > Where are all the "winners" now? > > Rob > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Luce, Greg [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, December 23, 2002 10:42 AM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: RE: MS CF? (getting OT) > > > I could ask the guys on the trading floor for their opinion, but I don't > think I have to. I guess I should have specified "Investing in the stock > market to make money" as opposed to just "The stock market". I didn't know > there was a different way to look at it though. Perhaps that explains some > things. Throughout the 90s I wondered how "everyone" was winning. Now I > see > there is a whole other segment. I wondered who was losing. > > Greg > > -----Original Message----- > From: Rob Rohan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, December 23, 2002 1:33 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: RE: MS CF? (getting OT) > > > Funny, I was under the impression the stock market was about stock. If I > am > not mistaken when you buy stock you are buying a piece of the company - > therefore, you are saying "I like what this company is doing I am going to > give them money so they can do what they are doing some more." - weather > you > mean to or not. > > It has become a Las Vegas type institution where most don't care where > their > "vote" is going, but it goes none-the-less. > > Thank you for your good luck wishes, but from the tone of your reply, I > think you will need the luck more then I will. > > Rob > > -----Original Message----- > From: Luce, Greg [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, December 23, 2002 10:14 AM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: RE: MS CF? > > > The Stock Market is all about money. That's the first rule of investing. > Buying or selling stocks based on any other ideas is just silly. Good luck > with that. > > Greg > -----Original Message----- > From: Rob Rohan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, December 23, 2002 12:58 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: RE: MS CF? > > > Well, welcome to America where you vote means nothing unless there is an > amount of money tied to it. I buy stocks in companies where I like their > business practices, think they have good products, and approve of how they > treat their staff. > > Sometimes I loose money, often I make money. Because in the end how you > run > your business is how you wind up being treated - in this world or the > next. > > I disapprove of a lot of Microsoft's business practices, and I think they > are an ethically bad company. They make money - yes - but that is all they > do. > > Plus I sleep *really* well. > > ALL IMHO as it is my funny green pieces of paper that we have put value > on. > > (If you think it's all about the money - I pity you) > Rob > > -----Original Message----- > From: Cantrell, Adam [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, December 23, 2002 9:39 AM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: RE: MS CF? > > > Why would you sell it? I'm no Wall St. slickster, but wouldn't you make > out > well if you were suddenly in possession of $54 MS stock in exchange for > your > $11 MM shares? > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Rob Rohan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Monday, December 23, 2002 11:32 AM > > To: CF-Talk > > Subject: RE: MS CF? > > > > > > Ha, from the Robertson-Ravo news source :) > > > > Guess now I *don't* have to sell my Macromedia stock, whew! > > > > Rob > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Robertson-Ravo, Neil (RX) > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Monday, December 23, 2002 9:04 AM > > To: CF-Talk > > Subject: RE: MS CF? > > > > > > its not > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Rob Rohan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: 23 December 2002 17:07 > > To: CF-Talk > > Subject: RE: MS CF? > > > > > > Please tell me this isn't true. > > > > Rob > > > > http://treebeard.sourceforge.net > > http://ruinworld.sourceforge.net > > Scientia Est Potentia > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Len Conrad [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Monday, December 23, 2002 2:07 AM > > To: CF-Talk > > Subject: MS CF? > > > > > > http://theregister.co.uk/content/4/28667.html > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm
