tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1207581886255094115.post8879451404573242488..comments2024-02-26T05:51:17.859-05:00Comments on Economic Disconnect: Handling Your Own Financial FutureEconomicDisconnecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02802078645713106743noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1207581886255094115.post-57807301937868088622011-03-30T17:53:02.377-04:002011-03-30T17:53:02.377-04:00Wow plenty of comments, nice to see.
@David,
it&#...Wow plenty of comments, nice to see.<br /><br />@David,<br />it's a reasonable outline how to get started. I did basically this years ago only I did not have all the tools and info avaliable today. Glad you liked it.<br /><br />@Patti,<br />I love your history site and stop in very often! I trade anything that seems like a good bet; bonds, ETF's, bullion. I do not trade options, it's a bit over my head.<br /><br />@Jennifer,<br />So glad you liked it!<br /><br />@Anon and Sondis,<br />I understand my blogroll is populated with some bearish writers. There are still plenty of neutral guys over there as well. I meant using the blogroll as a starting point, but yes if you only hit Market Ticker or ZH that may not be the best starting spot! All the sites I have listed add real understanding or value, at least to me. I don't read comments most places anymore, you know why. Calculated Risk is a great data stop, it's more of a persoanl thing going way back. Thanks for the input guys!<br /><br />@Watchtower,<br />I have been waiting for that probe to make it to Mercury! So exciting. Cannot wait for the real hi-res pictures to come out.<br /><br />@All,<br />my spelling is atrocious so no worries.EconomicDisconnecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02802078645713106743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1207581886255094115.post-21630121408200141642011-03-30T14:39:05.639-04:002011-03-30T14:39:05.639-04:00Agree with limiting the Must Read sites. Zero Hed...Agree with limiting the Must Read sites. Zero Hedge and Market Ticker should come with warning labels:<br /><br />"Warning this site is for terminal pessimists only. We will highlight only negative data points, and take a shit on anything that is positive. We proclaim with 100% certainty that this or that will come crashing down, and then when it doesnt, ignore the fact that anyone who listened to us lost a hell of alot of money. Also, even the slightest dissention from our worldview will get you banned from our sites."<br /><br />Cant say anything about the rest of em. All I know is I used to think Tyler and Karl had a good handle on what the hell was going on. Now I realize they are more of the "stopped clock is right twice a day" variety.Sondisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1207581886255094115.post-61498446411822267472011-03-30T12:58:00.444-04:002011-03-30T12:58:00.444-04:00Ugh, I've misspelled 'response', thank...Ugh, I've misspelled 'response', thankfully the grammar nazi's have yet to find this site : )watchtowernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1207581886255094115.post-39100895894813623142011-03-30T12:44:38.489-04:002011-03-30T12:44:38.489-04:00GYSC, looks like you got a pretty good responce to...GYSC, looks like you got a pretty good responce to the financial part of your post, so in deference to the 'Lightsaber' part I submit this:<br /><br /> NASA Spacecraft Snaps 1st Photo of Mercury from Orbit<br /><br />"The first spacecraft ever to circle Mercury has beamed home the first-ever photo taken of the small rocky planet from orbit..."<br /><br />http://tinyurl.com/6h92y3m<br /><br />There is a link to more pictures in the article too.watchtowernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1207581886255094115.post-72732418075028843172011-03-30T09:53:50.188-04:002011-03-30T09:53:50.188-04:00Sorry, I didnt proof that last message before I se...Sorry, I didnt proof that last message before I sent it. Hopefully, my thoughts come across clear enough.<br /><br />Cheers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1207581886255094115.post-30261565222540258882011-03-30T09:49:56.006-04:002011-03-30T09:49:56.006-04:00"the real pulse of the markets and economy ca..."the real pulse of the markets and economy can be found on the blogosphere. The MUST READ column at the left on this site is a good place to start"<br /><br />Hold up there Get! While I agree that some sites on your "must read" list are pretty good, most have a clear bearish slant (which hasnt worked out too well for the past 2 years), and worse, some of them are much closer to escapisim "doomer porn" than they are to any semblance of reality. <br /><br />Take "the Automatic Earth" for instance. Are you kidding me? These guys have been calling for "imminent, catastrophic deflation" for over 8 years now. They are so convinced they are right, that the "there can only be deflation" that they reject any and evidence to the contrary no matter how damning that may be.<br /><br />Moreover, given their effective writing style, anyone who was persuaded by their "the dow will hit 1,000 by the end of 2010" has been financially devastated. <br /><br />Again, im not saying they are all bad. Big Picture, Kid Dynamite, etc are some quality sites with a good contrarian slant to them. And as much as you hate him, you are remiss to not include perhaps the most objective (occasionally bullish/ occasionally bearish) site out there, Calculated Risk. <br /><br />You may think all your readers are experienced traders who can parse the BS, but look at your responses above. It looks like you have a couple of newbies out there. As such, you should trim your "must read" list, those sites which have at best a toehold on reality.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1207581886255094115.post-1452791945353248432011-03-30T01:08:17.621-04:002011-03-30T01:08:17.621-04:00Finally, a post I can understand!
I echo David -...Finally, a post I can understand! <br /><br />I echo David - tremendously helpful. Thanks for writing this.Jennifer Hillierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15783975547643539868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1207581886255094115.post-61638637320784850422011-03-29T22:51:48.961-04:002011-03-29T22:51:48.961-04:00Whoops, Imperfect reason doesn't really exist ...Whoops, Imperfect reason doesn't really exist any more, at least not at blogspot.Patti Hysellhttp://patriciahysell.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1207581886255094115.post-36453775861653928952011-03-29T22:50:06.778-04:002011-03-29T22:50:06.778-04:00Are you talking about investing only via the stock...Are you talking about investing only via the stock market? Do you play with other investment products as well?Imperfect Reasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06763514162041460770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1207581886255094115.post-71440758526467492762011-03-29T22:07:40.936-04:002011-03-29T22:07:40.936-04:00Wow, this entry was tremendously helpful for me. I...Wow, this entry was tremendously helpful for me. I'm one of those people who knows nothing about the market and how to go about investing. And I wouldn't have the time or interest to micro-manage my investments on a day-to-day basis, either. So I guess, according to what I 've read here, I would be more of a long-term kind of investor, huh?<br /><br />You know, all of these steps seem like a really common sense approach very much in line with what I was thinking anyway. Except, that you cite examples and point to resources that I would have never known about. I'm not ready right now to get into this, but I'm going to keep this entry bookmarked for future reference.<br /><br />You opened up my eyes and started me thinking, GYC!David Batistahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16447011239238933425noreply@blogger.com