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I have no dispute with your first point. No rich parents, and yes, like many people I do have some experience with "the system." Point 2, I must take exception. Here, you are putting words in my mouth. WTF does any of this have to do with the cold war? Yes, I have been to China and I...

Can't drum up any sympathy for someone who has not paid their taxes. Not that I think the govt. is doing anything productive with them. It's just that I have paid so much for so little, so I hate to see anyone get away with not paying them. Are we creating a nation of people with no self...

No property taxes for five years would not get me interested. Give me no capital gains taxes for 20 years, and I'll buy some houses.

LOL. Hell, I would have bought the Corvette for him--it would have cost me less than what he started. But seriously, Corvettes just do not work in places like Crawford, TX. They really bog down when dust and scorpions get into the air intake.....

Thank you for an excellent article with lots of good references to check out.

Um, no. The act of being a capitalist implies taking a chance with your resources in order to try to better your situation. There is no reason for anyone to do that on a permanent basis unless they have the expectation that such a program will be allowed to flourish. People who take risks...

Still long. There have been many times when the drop in yield has equaled or exceeded this one, over the same time frame. See a chart of TYX. Yes, it is low historically, but this fall has not been particularly precipitous. Agree that it will end badly. But there is no telling when.

I don't think it's a difference in intelligence. They are Communists, not Socialists. Possibly more able to impose top-down operations. I offer this only as a comment, not a compliment.

You don't need any new buyers to lift the real estate market. You just need any buyers--such as people purchasing properties with the intention of renting them out. The ever-widening divide between rich and poor will work just fine.

Agree with sending them personal funds--those people are suffering in ways that we will never have to. That's the E in ET: the fact that you are even posting here means you are one of the lucky few on this planet. Almost entirely the luck of the draw. From a national perspective, I guess we...

Guess I should have titled my thread "How to Spell Non Sequitur" :p

I think there are two kinds of systems: discretionary and mechanical. Which kind of animal are you? I am mechanical, so my comments come from that perspective. Look around on Amazon for books about trading systems. Read some books, maybe peruse the descriptions of the successful systems...

TLT gapped up today on not especially heavy volume

What is your favorite way to manage a synthetic that is working? For example, let's say that in July I set up some long Dec synthetics on XYZ when it is trading at $50: - 50 Dec P +50 Dec C Now, it is August and XYZ has risen to $60. Suppose that: 1) XYZ is not a particularly...

Not quite ready to get out of TLT yet. As a wise sage said, you have two choices: you can sell too early, or you can sell too late. Those are your only choices. In answer to the TBT payout question, it looks like they have paid a distribution only once, in 3rd quarter of 2008...

When referring to Rogers, you should spell Ego with a capital E. Possibly a capital G and O also. Have you ever noticed how he answers nearly every interview question by beginning with "Well, I don't know...." then proceeds to jaw on about whatever it is anyway.

Don't forget he is buying silver, too, and obviously getting nowhere with that. He is such an evasive blowhard.

What about a synthetic? It will move dollar for dollar with the stock and the margin is substantially less. BUT if you are in such a trade only for a day or two, you had better pick a high priced, liquid stock like AMZN. Otherwise the bid-ask spreads will kill you.

Excellent point. I should have figured that out.

If you believe this, then you probably should be reading "dummies" books. In my mind, this is one of the main things you pay a realtor for. There are forms and requirements galore, including stuff you probably never heard of and would not know whether you were omitting. In addition, the...