tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8091367287813993533.post8622805451177718853..comments2023-10-22T11:30:33.581-04:00Comments on Do-It-Yourself (DIY) Investor: The Wizard Behind the CurtainRobert Wasilewskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04536814650758511673noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8091367287813993533.post-65808034414401798852010-08-30T11:29:04.194-04:002010-08-30T11:29:04.194-04:00Tell us how you really feel Robert? All kidding a...Tell us how you really feel Robert? All kidding aside, things aren't going to skyrocket anytime soon. Maybe a slow climb to normalcy. <br /><br />Not to be a pessimist, but what happens when "boomers" vacate the workforce - or does that really happen in 5-10 years given the economic climate? I've often wondered how the economic environment will be impacted (if at all) by &My Own Advisorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16864437851943871224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8091367287813993533.post-34594368374993786562010-08-29T08:20:45.557-04:002010-08-29T08:20:45.557-04:00I agree that rates should be raised. Also, the con...I agree that rates should be raised. Also, the constant manipulation creates uncertainty and does more damage than good (assuming it does any good). I would add as well that for the most part the participants at Jackson Hole are clueless on the economy. Nobody has been more wrong about the economy and the impact on housing than Bernanke. Furthermore, a number of participants led by former Fed DIY Investorhttp://rwinvesting.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8091367287813993533.post-55576174081752154272010-08-28T10:12:00.873-04:002010-08-28T10:12:00.873-04:00No wizardry in Wyoming Robert. The Fed is demonst...No wizardry in Wyoming Robert. The Fed is demonstrating bureaucracy at its finest :( <br /><br />When do you think U.S. gov't spending/stimulus will stop to demonstrate instead, more financial discipline? <br /><br />Throwing good money after bad is never a good idea.My Own Advisorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16864437851943871224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8091367287813993533.post-62765901417151992472010-08-27T16:12:57.154-04:002010-08-27T16:12:57.154-04:00Amen to the more restraint in government spending ...Amen to the more restraint in government spending and policy... all of this manipulation makes the market so well...unpredictable. It's no wonder why people with money are holding to cash!Roshawn @ Watson Inchttp://www.roshawnwatson.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8091367287813993533.post-74351543769502103582010-08-27T16:02:42.580-04:002010-08-27T16:02:42.580-04:00What wizard behind the curtain? I don't claim...What wizard behind the curtain? I don't claim to know what the answer is, but my instincts say we need higher interest rates and more restraint in government spending and policy.The Grouchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16355057736314451831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8091367287813993533.post-75300161956570669132010-08-27T15:35:03.030-04:002010-08-27T15:35:03.030-04:00But prices are stable! (Are they really?)
One has...But prices are stable! (Are they really?)<br /><br />One has to wonder if the financial sector would have become so bloated without interest rate trickery and the expansion of the money supply that we saw over the last decade.Kevin@InvestItWiselyhttp://www.investitwisely.comnoreply@blogger.com