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Top 3463. Dec 17, 2000 6:30 PM

» DennisL - To Deep Throat re: Brinker Quitting, True or BS?

In response to message posted by DeepThroat:

Not so sure, Deep. One never knows. Perhaps BB's contract negotiations with ABC Radio fell into place last week and he inked a new contract. I'm willing to give BB the benefit of the doubt.

Hey, if nothing else, the continuation of Moneytalk with Bob Brinker will most certainly provide plenty of fodder for more lively discussions on this thread!...8-)

...DennisL

DISCLAIMER: These musings are the original thoughts and words of DennisL and should not be construed as specific investment advice. Other than dollar cost averaging into boring no-load index mutual funds and buying and holding forever, I know absolutely nothing about the wild and wooly world of high finance and power investing. Please hire a qualified psychiatrist and fortune-teller for specific investment advice.

-- posted by DennisL

Top 3464. Dec 17, 2000 6:32 PM

» Will_L - And why DCrook, would Brinker not be proud to hear how much this

And why DCrook, would Brinker not be proud to hear how much this guy has made in this QQQ trade instead of shutting him off? The guy was obviously underwater--anyone in the trade is.

-- posted by Will_L

Top 3465. Dec 17, 2000 6:36 PM

» Will_L - Dstrate--what is someone following Brinker's portfolio and Q tr

Dstrate--what is someone following Brinker's portfolio and Q trade advice--assuming they acted immediately down this year--compared to an S&P investor? You have no high ground sport, deal with it.

-- posted by Will_L

Top 3466. Dec 17, 2000 6:37 PM

» Swan1 - Good Debate - Less Negative Bashing

Congratulations to all for the last few hours of great healthy investment debate, with little of the childish bashing. I think the whole discussion on the dividend role during the stagnant 1966 - 1981 period was fascinating. I learned a lot and feel a little more comfortable with a buy and hold strategy during slow times. As far as Brinkers show today, I thought it was pretty good. Certainly a lot better than talking about the election. He did play up the whole retirement thing at the end. It sounded like maybe he was ready to say good-bye. The guy is an entertainer, whether you agree with his investment logic or not.

Jack

-- posted by Swan1

Top 3467. Dec 17, 2000 6:41 PM

» Kirk - Re: Free email addresses

In response to message posted by Fahrenheit451:

It is a slippery slope but allowing free access to a site from a free ISP means there is no way to retaliate if the person decided to attack the web site unless you disable ALL people that use that ISP. It works, but isn't too cool if the person is attacking from an area like NY City or Sunnyvale Calif... as you end up blocking others that use that same ISP.

IF you require a valid, for pay email address, then there is an easy link to the true identity of the person attacking a website. Of course, there are also ways around this but it gets more and more difficult. It would sure get rid of the people that pop up here with a new name every time they wear out an old one from some sort of low IQ stunt.

BTW, I have had people from NYC send for a free sample of my newsletter, then bargain for a free issue with a promise of a check in the mail. Silly me, I sent a current issue. A week later, I sent an email asking about the missing check and the once valid email address was deactivated. In other words, I was stiffed.

-- posted by Kirk

Top 3468. Dec 17, 2000 6:42 PM

» Mark_J - dstrate has a point, Will

Now Will, anybody in the QQQ trade maybe slightly down, but nowhere near as down as those who have stayed put and ridden this whole thing down, or for those who hitched their gettalong to Battapaglia's Nasdaq 5500 Express

More news on This Bear Market from Barrons.

The article points out the similarities between the current market, 1973-74, and the Japan market in 1989. Also says that sentiment is too high and that folks feel that it is their God-given right to make tons of cash in the market. Also expects a strong brutal countertrend rally, but only once folks start to get worried. Thinks the bottom of the Nasdaq is around 1800. Ouch.

-- posted by Mark_J

Top 3469. Dec 17, 2000 6:45 PM

» Happy - Re: Mid Caps are up 10% this year

In response to message posted by BillBowden:

One difference between the mid cap index and the sp500 is that the sp500 is actually based on all 500 stocks held in the index. The Mid cap Index is a relatively small sample of mid cap stocks. The value of the mid cap index is much more affected by the people who picked the 400 than the actual performance of all several thousand mid-cap stocks.

If you want a small/mid size index look at Vanguard Extended market index(Vexmx). It is simply the stocks in the Wilshire index minus the sp500 stocks.

I think it is a bettr measure of how small/mid caps are doing. It is well off for the year.

-- posted by Happy

Top 3470. Dec 17, 2000 6:55 PM

» Will_L - Re: dstrate has a point, Will

In response to message posted by Mark_J:

Mark,
Nice rose colored glasses there when you say "those in the qQQ trade" might be a little bit down but nothing like "buy and holders".
Now look--the immediately got to most folks--and this guy was a real rube so I'm sure he couldn't wait to go buy--if lucky 83, if not 86 or so--with half of their "dry powder" they are now down 25 percent or so. With the 35 or 40 percent they left in the market--they are quite likely skewed toward the Nasdq as Brinker bragged on the B2B and had his hold on his favorite MSFT and never said the Nasdq would cool. So they are down much more than the S&P as a group I would bet. Couple that performance with the QQQ debacle and leaving out any taxes they are much worse off than that dumb ole buy and hold s&P type you like to ridicule--without all the angst and blackouts and waiting at the mailbox to see what kind of gamble that the subscriber doesn't understand is supposed to embark upon next.

Yeah Mark-- he could have really done well this year. He sure had a good shot at it-but alas he blew it. Ain't it funny how that works? People in glass houses and all that stuff? smile )

-- posted by Will_L

Top 3471. Dec 17, 2000 6:59 PM

» Fahrenheit451 - Re: dstrate has a point, Will

In response to message posted by Mark_J:

"Slightly" down? My, you are an optimist, aren't you? At least I don't let my rose-colored glasses stop me from doing math! (G)

-- posted by Fahrenheit451