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Apple is enjoying 'healthy profits' is an affirmation of Microsoft's claim that it is overpriced, not a rebuttal. Apple has given Microsoft a 20 year head start, and it is still too stupid to lower its price. Imagine if a Mac had cost less tha…
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No matter what happens, they always advise the same thing: Buy! WHAT A FARCE! The Stock Market is a ponzi scheme. Nobody can give you back more money than you gave them, without taking it from somebody else. Stock brokers are just trying to ge…
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Quote: Originally Posted by JeffDM It's an interesting perspective. I applaud people simplifying their lives to focus on what's important to them. However, I don't think your understanding of how macroeconomics works jibes with reality. For on…
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Quote: Originally Posted by SpamSandwich Honestly, I have no idea what you're smoking. LOL I don't get my "highs" on numbers anymore. People are addicted to stock prices like they are to box scores and heroin. People's emotions go up a…
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ROTFLMAO The stocks tanking: Buy! Buy More! Buy Now! The stock rises: Buy! Buy More! Buy Now! How easy it is to separate a fool from his money. The stock market is a ponzi scheme. Think. D I F F E R E N T Your treasures …
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Quote: Originally Posted by agent_orange My opinion is based on: 1) When they told my friend she needed a new iBook when all that was wrong was that the hard drive had failed (we got a second opinion) 2) Various small companies I've done wo…
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Quote: Originally Posted by tuneman07 Inflation is caused by the devaluation of currency through borrowing (printing money out of thin air with nothing to back it up). Hey at least you tried to sound smart by name dropping. I am glad you declared…
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Quote: Originally Posted by tuneman07 lol, there is no invisible hand but there is the word "stupidism"? So when Apple takes over the world with their practices and starts charging 10 thousand dollars for a crappy computer no one will answer back…
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Quote: Originally Posted by tuneman07 A free market will work itself out though in the end. The invisible hand of stupidism rears its ugly head again. It's invisible because it doesn't exist. There is no such thing as a "free market" if y…
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Quote: Originally Posted by ifiredmyboss.com they will buy from who ever is the cheapest or has some rebate or bundle. That is another whole separate problem. Why do government's allow the same goods to be sold at different prices? But don'…
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Apple has never respected resellers or developers, or customers for that matter. Apple is a proud and haughty company, which is a direct reflection of Steve Jobs. The Apple Stores are all staffed by clones of Steve Jobs. For a company with an ant…
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Yet another example of the "pump and dump" strategy at work. This time predicting the future. My prediction is that the number of foolish people will increase by 5%, that 10% of those will write reports predicting the future, another 30% will be…
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Send me all your money, and I will make you rich. I promise. Really. I know something you don't. Trust me, this is the best thing that you can do with your money. If you don't you'll lose it.
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Quote: Originally Posted by minderbinder And what exactly did you predict that is coming to pass? The mortgage meltdown, for one. And I didn't even know about subprime lending. Some other things, too. The more interesting thing is that I…
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Quote: Originally Posted by minderbinder Wow, you seriously expect to be able to retire someday by just stashing away what you make and not investing it at all? That doesn't even keep up with inflation, you're losing money if you do that. Do yo…
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Quote: Originally Posted by anantksundaram Exactly. And one might add: How is wealth created? Spread around? Bequeathed? Heard of Buffett? The Gates Foundation? The volatility is really messing with people's minds, and bringing out some we…
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Quote: Originally Posted by minderbinder That's an awfully big if. So if the stock market is out, what do you invest in? If anything. I'm out. I decided to do an honest day's work for an honest day's pay. (Or at least as close as I can g…
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Quote: Originally Posted by minderbinder "At best you survive"? I've done very well, and I don't consider myself anything close to best case scenario. And how is it "worse for your kids"?? If I could show that you are leaving a worse world f…
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Quote: Originally Posted by superkaratemonkeydeathcar Nobody ever made money by panicking. People buy stocks because they are already panicking. The whole system is driven by fear. People fear inflation, so they invest, and create the infl…
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The roaring 20's were great until 1929. You can deny the historical pattern of boom and bust, but it will raise you up and crush you just the same. At best, you survive, and it is even worse for your kids. Of course, everybody is surviving …