Can the Adults Please Smoke? - Erratic Eleven- Page 177

[DG]

Posted: 2/27/07 at 3:11pm

Tink - I'll share the 'cute baby pic day' with you

[Bluemoon]

Posted: 2/27/07 at 3:13pm

Out here it's eat or be eat'n, Tink. Looks like supper and midnight snack to me.

Them birds is next.

[DG]

Posted: 2/27/07 at 3:14pm

That's why I picked ones in the opposite hemisphere

[Mamie]

Posted: 2/27/07 at 3:15pm

gads. -411



Note from Mamie to the Fickle Finger of Fate - I'm NOT REALLY BUYING ANY STOCK!!! You can stop dropping right now!!!

Updated On: 2/27/07 at 03:15 PM

[Bluemoon]

Posted: 2/27/07 at 3:16pm

You never heard of sendin' out for dinner, DG?

[MotorTink]

Posted: 2/27/07 at 3:16pm

haha, mooney, you are too much!! How are you feeling today, btw?

DG - awwww, of course in my mind the penguin totally has Hugh's voice! =)

[NYadgal]

Posted: 2/27/07 at 3:18pm

There'll be no eatin' them cute critters!

Seriously, the fundamentals haven't changed. The Chinese sell-off isn't a structural or US economic issue. Volatility comes fast, but, if you're an investor, not a trader, your portfolio should be ok. (Certain sectors, though, are more vulnerable...)

I'd love to buy, buy, buy.

Updated On: 2/27/07 at 03:18 PM

[Mamie]

Posted: 2/27/07 at 3:19pm

Oooh - that note might have helped! It had dropped over 500 points and is now up (did I say UP?) to -375



edit - that's exactly what I was thinking, Addy. It's a perfect time to buy.

Updated On: 2/27/07 at 03:19 PM

[NYadgal]

Posted: 2/27/07 at 3:20pm

Then I'll remain bullish!

[Bluemoon]

Posted: 2/27/07 at 3:26pm

Bullish. Yes, we could eat bulls, too.

Much better, Tink. Obviously my appetite is back. My retirement investments are taking a hit, but I'll eat ok.

[MotorTink]

Posted: 2/27/07 at 3:26pm

How could you think of eating this:

[Bluemoon]

Posted: 2/27/07 at 3:28pm

You're absolutely right.

Not enough meat on him yet.

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 2/27/07 at 3:31pm

Our Moony is BACK!!

[Mamie]

Posted: 2/27/07 at 3:55pm

They just had another report on the stocks and they agreed with everything you said, Addy.

The last time the market took this deep a cut was in '87 - only at that time the cut represented 22% of the market. Today it's only 3%. They also mentioned that the best time to buy stocks are when you're uncomfortable doing it and EVERYBODY is uncomfortable today! The best time to buy was when they hit the deepest low of -522 (I think that was the number). The cooler heads are simply looking at this as an overdue 'adjustment' and nothing to worry about.

Updated On: 2/27/07 at 03:55 PM

[shameless]

Posted: 2/27/07 at 3:57pm

Addy, I have a huge can of coins in my closet. If I count it and roll it all up, will you invest it for me?

[NYadgal]

Posted: 2/27/07 at 3:58pm

That's why I invest. I don't trade. I don't have the stomach for it!

The financials are an interesting sector, though. Interest rates are going to be a critical part of future analysis.

[NYadgal]

Posted: 2/27/07 at 4:00pm

Be glad to, Shamey!

(But happy to hear that closing bell today!)

[DG]

Posted: 2/27/07 at 4:10pm

This is why we have someone who handles all this for us - and I'm VERY happy to take his advice and not pay any attention!

[StickToPriest]

Posted: 2/27/07 at 4:13pm

We were talking about pretty much the very thing that happened today in my economics class yesterday. It was a nice coincidence, because I understood what was going on more or less.

But economics is so confusing. It seems so simple. And it is. But it's not.

Updated On: 2/27/07 at 04:13 PM

[DG]

Posted: 2/27/07 at 4:15pm

Priest - you better be careful popping in here - we'll kidnap you and make you our coffee boy!

[NYadgal]

Posted: 2/27/07 at 4:15pm

So many different factors. Especially in our global economic environment!

I've always found it fascinating.

(But, would you mind studying what happens when the market goes UP, Priest? I'd prefer that coincidence! )

[StickToPriest]

Posted: 2/27/07 at 4:17pm

Today we talked about crowding out, and then for some reason my teacher talked for about 20 minutes about how the Japanese own Pebble Beach and the Seattle Mariners.

[NYadgal]

Posted: 2/27/07 at 4:21pm

That ties in to what I was saying about interest rates...

[DG]

Posted: 2/27/07 at 4:28pm

Have we heard from Boobs? I hope he's still breathing!

[DayDreamer]

Posted: 2/27/07 at 5:48pm

If you have a moment, please send good thoughts this way. A good friend of mine is dealing with his best friend's end stage moments. They've been seeing him deteriorate quickly the past couple of months, and he's been in a coma since Sunday. He has power of attorney, has to make the toughest decision anyone can ever make. I'm concerned about the strain this is putting on him...

Thanks.