Recent content by atlas888

I know a person working for the Harvard Endowment. He is highly touted for his investment smarts. Well, Harvard endowment's loss is in the same magnitude as Yale's. Smarts do not necessarily help. There are often people smarter, and market forces are hard to control or escape from.

Real income vs California issuing IOUs?

For me, 3/k a month is more that do-able.

A lot of people lost a lot more in a shorter time span during the meltdown and a number of Wall Street firms collapsed.

The richer your wife's friends are, the broker you are !!

Just wondering if the esteemed members of the Congress are also not getting their COLA increase this year?

With 4 millions, he is still in a better financial situation than most everyone. Plus, did he not have fun and enjoyed the good life for a not insignificant length of time?

For guys in those circumstances, it is better to rent than own : Paul McCartney

If politicians are not being thrown in jails, I don't see why prostitutes should.

I looked at the rent of a 2 bedroom apartments in Texas, and they are around $ 800 to 900 per month. 3% property tax on a $ 200000 house would be $ 6000, and I do not have to come up either with the $ 200000 or pay mortgage interest. I also do not have to take care of the lawn and other chores...

I was thinking about moving to Texas because there is no state income tax. But there is a 3% property tax. So one may actually lose out by retiring to those income-tax free states which depends on property tax for revenue. The retiree will not be working, so there is no income from employment...

Pixar grants girl’s dying wish with home viewing of 'Up' - OCRegister.com I read her story in the newspaper. She was such a lovely and brave girl. I hope you will mourn her and pray for her as I did. My heart goes out to the Curtin family.

Did you not get the email from Nigeria offering you a billion dollars US bearer bond for a mere $5000 each? The 500 millions dollars bonds are a steal at $ 2000. They even offered free shipping via Nigerian mail. For faster shipment via Tribal Express, you will be charged a hundred dollars more.

I do not know who are the people who put out analysis. I was reading Yahoo Finance. Monday the market fell big time. The headline was the US dollars getting stronger, and oil and commodities price fell. It was taken as a negative. Yesterday the meme was they are worried that the US Dollars may...

Congratulations. Look like you swung a very good deal. Enjoy your new abode. It look very nice.