Re: [AFMUG] OT: stocks

2020-12-02 Thread Bill Prince
Read an article in Bloomberg today speculating that the pandemic has accelerated "peak oil". The original concept was that we would run out of oil, because it is a finite resource. What happened during the pandemic is that demand crashed. Something like 19

Re: [AFMUG] OT: stocks

2020-12-02 Thread Ken Hohhof
2, 2020 7:50 PM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT: stocks Psuedo green energy sector will probably bump when the election is certified and then again after inauguration. Wind energy has the best grift so theyll probably see a lot of motion. Chinese owned solar

Re: [AFMUG] OT: stocks

2020-12-02 Thread Steve Jones
Psuedo green energy sector will probably bump when the election is certified and then again after inauguration. Wind energy has the best grift so theyll probably see a lot of motion. Chinese owned solar will move too On Wed, Dec 2, 2020, 5:28 PM Matt Hoppes wrote: > Recently got back into

Re: [AFMUG] ot stocks

2019-12-12 Thread Steve Jones
theyre hinting at a china trade deal, its by design to spike the markets, theres not going to be a deal this year, theyll delay the new round of tariffs before sunday. I wish i was a smart guy and knew how to leverage that, im afraid of heights now so id like to get rich and not have to climb

Re: [AFMUG] ot stocks

2019-12-12 Thread Ken Hohhof
Might want to do it, depending on your tax situation. I just talked to my investment advisor and he had me sell some of a growth fund I had in my portfolio (LGLCX). He is advising selling off some "growth" stocks as they could be vulnerable due to high valuations and betas. (LGLCX holds stocks

Re: [AFMUG] OT: Stocks

2019-01-29 Thread Bill Prince
ETFs are generally in a much more narrow market segment, so probably involve a bit more risk. However, they are less risky than individual stocks. ETFs are probably lower cost, but not by a lot. -- bp part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com On Tue, Jan 29, 2019 at 2:37 PM Sam Lambie wrote: > Whats the

Re: [AFMUG] OT: Stocks

2019-01-29 Thread Sam Lambie
Whats the difference in risk factor between ETF's and Index funds? What would you choose? On Tue, Jan 29, 2019 at 2:13 PM Bill Prince wrote: > > Playing the stock market is tough for the experts because they don't > really know what's happening. You can take their advice, and just be one > more

Re: [AFMUG] OT: Stocks

2019-01-29 Thread Bill Prince
Playing the stock market is tough for the experts because they don't really know what's happening. You can take their advice, and just be one more step behind them. Buying indexes gives you the collective wisdom of the entire market (whichever one the index tracks). Most of us do not have them

Re: [AFMUG] OT: Stocks

2019-01-29 Thread John Osmon
On Tue, Jan 29, 2019 at 09:37:09AM -0600, Lewis Bergman wrote: > Indexes do well. You get the benefit of a pretty well managed fund but > without the high costs. All those indexes add and remove stocks regularly > which keeps their performance generrally marching upward. Yep. If you get into the

Re: [AFMUG] OT: Stocks

2019-01-29 Thread Lewis Bergman
Indexes do well. You get the benefit of a pretty well managed fund but without the high costs. All those indexes add and remove stocks regularly which keeps their performance generrally marching upward. On Tue, Jan 29, 2019 at 7:02 AM Forrest Christian (List Account) < li...@packetflux.com>

Re: [AFMUG] OT: Stocks

2019-01-29 Thread Forrest Christian (List Account)
Warren buffet won a million dollar bet based on very similar advice. Over the long term, funds which track a market index tend to do better than pretty much any other type of fund. The specific index which won Warren buffet his bet was the S 500, and there are several funds which track this.

Re: [AFMUG] OT: Stocks

2019-01-28 Thread John Osmon
On Mon, Jan 28, 2019 at 01:24:04PM -0600, Jason McKemie wrote: > Anyone have suggestions on stocks to look at? I'm considering Tesla > because it is down right now, that could go either way on earnings report > tomorrow though. Dollar cost average into an ETF, and forget about it. Any other

Re: [AFMUG] OT: Stocks

2019-01-28 Thread Chuck McCown
It seems to track most index funds pretty well. Has made me good money over the years. From: Jason McKemie Sent: Monday, January 28, 2019 5:00 PM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group Subject: [AFMUG] OT: Stocks Thanks. Yeah, I was thinking the same about Tesla, although it did just drop

Re: [AFMUG] OT: Stocks

2019-01-28 Thread chuck
It took a big hit this fall, that is why it is looking good. I pulled out of it last summer when it was up in the $105 area. From: Sam Lambie Sent: Monday, January 28, 2019 12:59 PM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT: Stocks Do I read correctly that the FUSVX fund

Re: [AFMUG] OT: Stocks

2019-01-28 Thread Sam Lambie
Do I read correctly that the FUSVX fund has a 2.98% return? On Mon, Jan 28, 2019 at 12:38 PM wrote: > Tesla would have to drop below $250 for me to be interested. > My favorite fund is nicely priced. FUSVX at $95.27 > > *From:* Jason McKemie > *Sent:* Monday, January 28, 2019 12:24 PM > *To:*

Re: [AFMUG] OT: Stocks

2019-01-28 Thread chuck
Tesla would have to drop below $250 for me to be interested. My favorite fund is nicely priced. FUSVX at $95.27 From: Jason McKemie Sent: Monday, January 28, 2019 12:24 PM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group Subject: [AFMUG] OT: Stocks Anyone have suggestions on stocks to look at? I'm