This Wonderful Market!

[LordShiva]

Re: Re: Taxes on share gains in the UK

Originally posted by Flubber
I don't worry so much about the tanking part since I work for a major oil company.

No pun intended, I hope.

[pchang]

Presumably

if a company starts laying off people because they arelosing money, their share price will be falling also. As for when you own those company matched shares, that depends upon the company. I have seen vesting schedules vary quite widely.

[pchang]

Colon

has predicted 4 out of the last 1 recessions. The best reason to pull out to cash is that you intend to spend the money soon on something else (like a house, weekend in vegas, etc.).

[MRT144]

the 4 out of the last 1 recessions? or did you mean 1 out of the last 4? I dont intend to ever pull the money out, and use it for personal spending. thats not why I saved it, ya know?

as for laying people off what of the case of pfeizer? it seems that this would be a good company to buy in spite of their laying people off because they are overall a solid company that is a leader in their industry. while their share price may dip it seems that this would be an undervalue or rash evaluation of the company.

but i guess you also have to consider the democrats plans to negotiate with the drug companies for medicare.

am I getting my thinking muddled on this?

[MRT144]

Re: Colon

Originally posted by pchang
has predicted 4 out of the last 1 recessions. The best reason to pull out to cash is that you intend to spend the money soon on something else (like a house, weekend in vegas, etc.).

I am going to vegas in 2 weeks

[pchang]

subtle humor

Colon is a bear. He predicted the dot com bust several times before it finally happened. Since then, he has continued to predict a bust in the US. Therefore => 4 out of the last 1 recession.

[Jon Miller]

I didn't realise that Colon was gay.

JM

[MRT144]

Re: subtle humor

Originally posted by pchang
Colon is a bear. He predicted the dot com bust several times before it finally happened. Since then, he has continued to predict a bust in the US. Therefore => 4 out of the last 1 recession.

too subtle im afraid. this money thing is a serious matter!

I dont like consistent bears, especially considering if they live in europe. of course theres nothing to be bullish about there, except good food/drink, good football, good women and good times.

[Elok]

Originally posted by MRT144


stories arent tangible, their value only exsists in the mind of a reader.

And in hardcover and paperback form, and perhaps eventually trade paperbacks. Though I suppose technically stocks do have physical certificates still--don't they?

[Colon™]

Re: subtle humor

Originally posted by pchang
Colon is a bear. He predicted the dot com bust several times before it finally happened. Since then, he has continued to predict a bust in the US. Therefore => 4 out of the last 1 recession.

I detected a stock market bubble and predicted a bust: I was right. I detected housing bubble and predicted a bust: I'm being right again. 2 out of 2.

[pchang]

Timing is everything

Yes, but to make any real use of it, you would need to accurately predict when.

[Colon™]

It's impossible to predict the exact timing of peaks and throughs of cycles and those who claim they can are scoundrels. I've consistently argued that the current account and personal savings pose major threats to the US economy and until these get rectified I'm not going to change my bearish stance. I'll go as far to admit I was wrong to consider inflation to be a threat during the 90's and to not have foreseen the rise of another bubble, but that's about it.

[Colon™]

Ok, I'll also admit my stance towards Google's market value may have been overly pessimistic and pray DanS will be lenient when he gets to pick my avatar.

[Saras]

Re: Saras

Originally posted by pchang
makes his living doing this stuff and I used to (I now make much more money now though). Our advice is also amazingly similar and very simple. Do you think this is a coincidence?

Well really I'm more into client relationships re: m&A and ecm/dcm, but I know this **** by instinct. btw Imdrunk.

[Saras]

Originally posted by LordShiva
The Vietnamese Real Estate market is where it's at

The "no actively managed funds" advice doesn't quite hold in "frontier" markets, where trading is thin and the institutions immature.

Not untrue. witness the boys at east capital, I them, they weer managing about usd 10 million back in 200 and now, well, check for yourselves. They run >3 bn. Per-Elam Aivaras (lithuanian dude) etc