stevenash

Yes, you have really provided some really valuable insights into the markets. Does this mean that, in your IRA, you were heavily concentrated in those areas you claim are the least efficient? By the way, limited partnerships are one of the most expensive ways to invest your money. So you are behind the eight ball more than most when you begin.

Disagree- Performance of a stock fund is not compared to other similar funds within the same vintage year. Good example is a Large Cap U.S. stock fund. Its benchmark will most likely be the S&P 500 or some simlar large cap index rather than a group of peer funds. One thing hasnt changed, the great majority of money managers, on a year in year out basis UNDERPERFORM the broad market. Yes they will have a year or two here and there where they outperform but when you average it all out, 75% still underperform. Furthermore, a manager who finished in the upper quintile this year has a 40% chance of being in the bottom two quintiles next year.

The average Joe Schmoe can access any of that by, guess what, mutual funds and/or hedge funds. These items that you mention that arent available to the average Joe Schmoe; how do you guage performance since most are privately held? I know how sophisticated the word "hedge funds " sounds, but a very large number of them have gone bust in recent years.

You never answered the question. What strategies do you employ for your investment dollars in order to secure sufficient alpha? Since 75% of all active managers, ( not just mutual funds) underperform the indexes on a consistent basis, I am curious what your methodology involves. Is it algorithmic trading, contrarian, emh,momentum, or something else?

Never use index funds unless at customer request. Since you apparently do not care for index funds, what strategies do you employ for your investment dollars?

How did you discover this? Was it from your "friend" who told you I understood microeconomics but not macroeconomics?

Those moves would not happen if the U.S. did not have the highest corporate tax rate in the developed world.

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From my perspective, it appears to be a method to abuse our "system". However, since I have no expertise in legal matters, perhaps TxHoops or BamaKid could expound.

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Just one of many disincentives for individuals to be responsible and productive brought to you by the current administration.

YOur are confident that he was "murdered like an animalband"? You know with certainty that Mr. Brown did not confront/assault the policeman? If you know all of this, why don't all the investigators already know this?

Hippy- I am going to guess that Big Girl believes that if the guy in the article is in jail, then so should the policeman. Am I right, Big Girl?

Have a nice nap

Correct- a topic that is vital to everyone and to this country's survival- But, then again, I know you would rather talk about why some posters "hate America"

Since a "balanced" guy like you watches little, if any Fox news,( you previously stated you get your news mostly from Al Jazeera) how would you know whether or not they have carried the story?

This cant be. Either the author is not credible or the tea party folks did this just to gain publicity.

Hnmmm- Apparently the CBO and Obama administration comment regularly about GDP growth rate and are thus idiotic. It must be because that indicator is widely viewed as the MOST ACCURATE BAROMETER of the state of the economy. The larger point, of course, is that the current economic policies have been about as successful as the Presidents golf swing.

The CBO has revised its estimate for economic growth this hear to 1.5%. This is somewhat less than the Obama administrations projection of 2.6% In either case, both numbers pale in comparison to the average recession recovery growth rate of 4% . Four years after the start of the economic recovery GP is 9% higher than it was when the recovery officially began. In the average post- World War 2 recovery, GDP is 17% higher at the same point. The CBO report also confirms a short-term improvement in the deficit but an UNSUSTAINABLE long-term fiscal path is Washington doesn't cut spending or raise additional revenue. I am going to guess we will soon hear again how we are not paying our fair share.

Self aggrandizement at its finest.

We have that issue on a national level as well

Those two posts, from my point of view, simply said there were a lot of low info voters in the most recent election(s) Didnt see any party affiliations mentioned

Please tell me precisely who stated that" the Republicans are the high info voter and the democrats are the low info voters. Seems to me there are low info voters in every persuasion

The taste of the kool aid might be a little less sweet.

My point was NOT about how much golf he plays. It was that he has a swing that is pretty bad.