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Post Icon Posted: Mar. 17 2008,5:48 am Post # 1 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply
Does anybody watch wallstreet, it's sounds bad up there, and reading the headlines I don't know what to belive anymore, they talk about how bad GM is with there gas guzzers, and the low  USD, What is some of your take, and what do you think the future holds,  I'm kind of on the fence about this, don't know much about it, all I have is a house payment right now, to scared to go out and buy anything, And that is another reason why I have not move yet.



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Post Icon Posted: Mar. 17 2008,6:02 am Post # 2 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply
I don't watch it, the headlines are bad enough!. :beat But in certain respects it is a buyers market out there, there are some that are getting rich on these bad times!.. :rolleyes
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What a time to buy. Fed to cut rate another full point tomorrow. I would love to go out and buy a few hundred homes right now.

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Post Icon Posted: Mar. 17 2008,12:17 pm Post # 4 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply
Quote (WATERDOG @ Mar. 17 2008,8:30 am)
What a time to buy. Fed to cut rate another full point tomorrow. I would love to go out and buy a few hundred homes right now.

I saw homes in the Barstow area up for auction as low as 35k!

Only problem is....I don't want to live in Barstow.....but a rental/investment might not be a bad idea...I do go right through there on my way to the river  :rolleyes

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All these people that lost homes are going be renting a house somewhere. Rental market is gonna go nuts. Friend that moved to Sedona AZ just came back here and is renting a place across the street from Inland boats for $1500 a month. That's nuts.

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Post Icon Posted: Mar. 17 2008,12:42 pm Post # 6 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply
Would this be a bad time to start your own bussiness? My wife is a freight broker and is getting ready to work for herself.  I know fuel is high, but freight rates are going up also.



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Would this be a bad time to start your own bussiness? My wife is a freight broker and is getting ready to work for herself.  I know fuel is high, but freight rates are going up also.

I would rely on her opoinion on that. There will always be freight moved by trucks, no matter how high fuel costs go. Fuel costs just get pass on. If she can load them, you could make money. The only trucks not making money are the parked ones. Tough business.

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I hang on a few truck boards, and I will tell you this, I do not now much about the broker biss, but the truckers are slowly parking them, cuz the freight is not paying, and till it go's up, it's going to get harder and harder to find someone to move it, yes their will always be freight to move, but If nobodys making and money on it, then they will not move it.



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I like watching Mad Money... :good Cramer is a crack-up.... :laugh   I've got friends that did OK as day traders, but you have to give 50-60 hrs a week to get anything out of it.... :beat

I gladly pay a service fee to have "my guy" watch things for me...steady 12%-16% per annum returns... :good  :beer
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12% return is pretty awesome :D

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Quote (AZKC @ Mar. 17 2008,7:15 pm)
12% return is pretty awesome :D

Just amazed at the quarterly statements... :love
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Quote (shueman @ Mar. 17 2008,7:08 pm)
I gladly pay a service fee to have "my guy" watch things for me...steady 12%-16% per annum returns... :good  :beer

That is good. I think I'll run up to the bank and close my savings account and turn the whole $38 bucks over to your guy.

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NICE day on Wall Street t'day... :jumpie   DOW up 420...biggest single day gain in 5 years... :love

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If you want a good bet...GOLD...!!!  Doubled in <2yrs and headed for $1,400/oz.... :beer

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Quote (shueman @ Mar. 18 2008,5:29 pm)
If you want a good bet...GOLD...!!!  Doubled in <2yrs and headed for $1,400/oz.... :beer

Does that mean that gold is valuable or that our dollar just aint worth s!*t?

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Quote (shueman @ Mar. 18 2008,5:29 pm)
If you want a good bet...GOLD...!!!  Doubled in <2yrs and headed for $1,400/oz.... :beer

yeah, but profit taking on gold sent it way down. Biggest drop in 29 years!  :eek

trading at $910 now  :cry

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Quote (shueman @ Mar. 18 2008,5:29 pm)
If you want a good bet...GOLD...!!!  Doubled in <2yrs and headed for $1,400/oz.... :beer

yeah, but profit taking on gold sent it way down. Biggest drop in 29 years!  :eek

trading at $910 now  :cry

That just makes today a good day to buy. It'll probably open at a thousand in the morning. Then go to $1,100 before lunch. More profit trading, and repeat.

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As my buddy says....

"Playing Wall Street is like walking up a flight of stairs, while bouncing a basketball".... :laugh  :good
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Quote (WATERDOG @ Mar. 17 2008,9:30 am)
What a time to buy. Fed to cut rate another full point tomorrow. I would love to go out and buy a few hundred homes right now.

Since our money ain't worth $hit anymore, the Canuckians are coming here and buying up houses like crazy, they're making out big time!. :rolleyes
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Quote (WATERDOG @ Mar. 17 2008,9:30 am)
What a time to buy. Fed to cut rate another full point tomorrow. I would love to go out and buy a few hundred homes right now.

Since our money ain't worth $hit anymore, the Canuckians are coming here and buying up houses like crazy, they're making out big time!. :rolleyes

I don't mind the Canucks.......afterall, we share a border.....wait a minute, I'm stupid this morning...what did I just say?

What I meant to say was I'm concerned about all the money coming in from Dubai.......they will own us if we let them. :beat

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Quote (GoFastRacer @ Mar. 21 2008,6:08 am)
Quote (WATERDOG @ Mar. 17 2008,9:30 am)
What a time to buy. Fed to cut rate another full point tomorrow. I would love to go out and buy a few hundred homes right now.

Since our money ain't worth $hit anymore, the Canuckians are coming here and buying up houses like crazy, they're making out big time!. :rolleyes

I don't mind the Canucks.......afterall, we share a border.....wait a minute, I'm stupid this morning...what did I just say?

What I meant to say was I'm concerned about all the money coming in from Dubai.......they will own us if we let them. :beat

That's what we are paying $4+ a gallon for.......So the folks who produce the oil can invest the money back into this country......Must be some sort of cycle or something.....

I just know that diesel at 4 bucks a gallon is making me wish I had the old truck back that ran on propane..... :angry

Volatility is certainly back in the market, but interest rates are low, profits are still good, and unemployment is also low......Sentiment is driving the markets right now, but hopefully that will fade and fundamentals will prevail....... :stupid

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