Also, to outperform overtime may include some smaller periodic losses - they aren't all going to be winners. This is included in the Jesse Livermore biography as well. Livermore did careful analysis of every situation. With a few notable exceptions that wiped him out, he limited his losses to 10% of his investment. Livermore describes some strategies for entry, profit-taking and exit - things that need further investigation.
First it was China wanting the dollar to be replaced by a new global reserve currency run by the International Monetary Fund. Though denying it, the Gulf States appear to be suggesting a similar move.
I'm reading some of the long list of blogs to determine who to follow as I look for insights, advice and new things to think about so there is a more manageable number.
Some questions that have come up...
- When and how do foreclosures actually show up on banks' balance sheets?
- Signs of intelligent life - is anyone worried about this? Who recognizes the potential dangers and when?
- What is Paul Volker saying about all this?
- overbought condition
- Analysts are forecasting that profit margins will reach almost 8 percent next year and then 9 percent by 2011, far above the long-term average of about 6 percent
- Australian interest rates were raised from 3% to 3.25% and rates could return to "a more normal 5%" in the next year or two.
- Hussman Strategic Total Return Fund HSTRX . . 12.22
- NASDAQ Composite . . 2,073.01
- US 10 Yr Bond(%) . . 3.2240%
- Gold . . 1,016.20
- exploration and production company Anadarko Petroleum (NYSE: APC, $59.73)
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