Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing
10-28-2007, 09:07 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 63
Re: California fires
4 years ago you could have made a killing buying lots about 4 months after the fire. I almost bought one for 250k that would have been worth 700k before the fire or 2 years afterwards. Will likely...
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Forum: Health and Fitness
09-15-2007, 07:45 PM
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Replies: 74
Views: 259
Re: 500 pushups in 2 hours
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I bet my roommate $20 he couldn't do 500 pushups in 2 hours. He is in very good shape. 6'1" 180 with a max bench of 225. How good is my money here?
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I just started doing...
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Forum: Health and Fitness
07-06-2007, 07:42 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 115
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Forum: Health and Fitness
05-13-2007, 04:15 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 85
Re: Fighting
Mostly boxing, but also just general MMA which included jujitsu. Vs. normal people that dont know how to fight just learning the basics of boxing i.e. how to throw a punch, to keep your hands up and...
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Forum: Health and Fitness
05-13-2007, 03:06 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 85
Re: Fighting
I used to be into these sorta things. Most normal fights never last that long or go to the ground so boxing is very important. I still box, but just with friends not seriously anymore. I would...
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Forum: Health and Fitness
05-13-2007, 02:04 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 102
pre-bottled protein drinks?
I have tried Muscle milk which is decent, Isopure which is pretty good, some GNC brand which was not good, and myoplex which was also not very good. Any other suggestions?
I am thinking about...
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Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing
03-31-2007, 01:26 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 89
Re: International Stocks and Exchange Rate Risk
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I don't see why you bothered replying, but I will take a guess at what you are not understanding, though it could be many things.
Let's say you are going to spend almost all of your...
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Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing
03-31-2007, 01:17 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 89
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Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing
03-26-2007, 09:21 PM
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Replies: 126
Views: 429
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Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing
03-26-2007, 08:42 PM
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Replies: 126
Views: 429
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Forum: Special Sklansky Forum
03-25-2007, 01:18 PM
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Replies: 52
Views: 780
Re: I Think It Might Be Time To Buy TASR
I trying to say anyting about how warren buffet has made his money, but was commenting on your advice to anyone that doesnt invest the way you do.
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And I doubt the typical event driven...
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Forum: Special Sklansky Forum
03-25-2007, 11:15 AM
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Replies: 52
Views: 780
Re: I Think It Might Be Time To Buy TASR
Desertcat,
David's investment thesis is perfectly valid, and very similar to the way most event-driven hedge funds invest. They care less about the long term "intrensic value" of a stock, and more...
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Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing
03-02-2007, 11:20 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 62
Re: Interest on Short Sale Proceeds
In my personal account if its liquid, I get the rebate by just doing a synthetic short in the options market. The transactions costs will eat the rebate pretty quickly though for anything thats not...
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Forum: EDF
02-03-2007, 08:21 PM
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Replies: 228
Views: 2,599
Re: Why I am Skeptical of Environmental Hysteria
Astro,
I understand your reasoning. I am trying to point out that I dont think there is some giant majority that thinks global warming is the result of human activity with 100% certainty. I...
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Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing
02-03-2007, 06:22 PM
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Replies: 84
Views: 303
Re: Please help my son...very basic question
I dont understand why this is so complicated. Your are assuming somehow the time when people get money doesnt matter to them. It does and this is why volatility matters. I understand Buffet wrote...
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Forum: EDF
02-03-2007, 05:54 PM
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Replies: 161
Views: 2,267
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Forum: EDF
02-03-2007, 05:40 PM
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Replies: 228
Views: 2,599
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Forum: EDF
02-03-2007, 04:07 PM
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Replies: 228
Views: 2,599
Re: Why I am Skeptical of Environmental Hysteria
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i think skepticism on this subject is pretty much stupid given that all of the various ideas, from nebulous claims of volcanic activity to cycles in the earth's climate, comes from...
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Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing
02-03-2007, 12:36 PM
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Replies: 84
Views: 303
Re: Please help my son...very basic question
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" It appears there is no relationship between returns for stocks or portfolios and their beta measures of risks...
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No one really ever believed beta vs. some stock market...
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Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing
02-02-2007, 10:28 PM
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Replies: 56
Views: 225
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Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing
01-27-2007, 09:38 PM
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Replies: 58
Views: 306
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Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing
01-27-2007, 06:32 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 104
Re: I could make 50% per year
I really dont think this is that bold a statement. The problem is I dont think there are any smart professinal investors that would spend their day managing 1 mill. There are tons of opps with...
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Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing
01-27-2007, 10:53 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 109
Re: Trading on Margin
If you want to use leverage you are way better off doing it by creating synthetic positions in the options market if your broker is charging you 10%.
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Forum: Other Other Topics
01-22-2007, 10:51 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 60
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Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing
01-22-2007, 10:29 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 103
Re: Morning Star My View Page Setup & my ETFs
That may be according to whatever factors they are using in their decomposition, but just looking at the etfs you listed they look very weighted towards growth stocks and sectors that have performed...
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