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		<title>Comment on lessons from the Eastman Kodak bankruptcy by Fuzail Z. Ahmad</title>
		<link>http://practicalstockinvesting.com/2012/01/30/lessons-from-the-eastman-kodak-bankruptcy/#comment-4179</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Fuzail Z. Ahmad]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:39:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Excellent piece, I must say.  My two cents; In this communication age, news travel very fast and that works both ways - for companies with improving and deteriorating financial health.  Companies management must think twice before they enter their companies in the public trading domain because here, analysts&#039; reports can make or break a company in a matter of days.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Excellent piece, I must say.  My two cents; In this communication age, news travel very fast and that works both ways &#8211; for companies with improving and deteriorating financial health.  Companies management must think twice before they enter their companies in the public trading domain because here, analysts&#8217; reports can make or break a company in a matter of days.</p>
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		<title>Comment on 10th annual Bain Luxury Goods Worldwide Market Study, October 2011 (I) by Falcon</title>
		<link>http://practicalstockinvesting.com/2011/10/31/10th-annual-bain-luxury-goods-worldwide-market-study-october-2011/#comment-3627</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Falcon]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Nov 2011 03:29:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thanks for posting it. I don&#039;t have the money to actually buy Bain&#039;s report. But the summary with your own insights gives a good preview into the developments of the industry.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thanks for posting it. I don&#8217;t have the money to actually buy Bain&#8217;s report. But the summary with your own insights gives a good preview into the developments of the industry.</p>
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		<title>Comment on Citigroup, Jed Rakoff, MF Global and the SEC by Nicky Rhodes</title>
		<link>http://practicalstockinvesting.com/2011/11/11/citigroup-jed-rakoff-mf-global-and-the-sec/#comment-3602</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nicky Rhodes]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Nov 2011 02:09:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Retail brokers have stopped stocking large amounts of &lt;a href=&quot;http://high-yield-bonds.blogspot.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;high yield debt&lt;/a&gt; in their inventory, so it will be a challenge.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Retail brokers have stopped stocking large amounts of <a href="http://high-yield-bonds.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">high yield debt</a> in their inventory, so it will be a challenge.</p>
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		<title>Comment on Barney Frank&#8217;s idea of &#8220;reforming&#8221; the Fed by Bruce Feher</title>
		<link>http://practicalstockinvesting.com/2011/09/18/barney-franks-idea-of-reforming-the-fed/#comment-3567</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bruce Feher]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 00:37:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Like Barney has a clue? Give me a break, he and his &quot;pals&quot; in both parties have only one goal. Keeping themselves happy and the average citizen in bondage to them!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Like Barney has a clue? Give me a break, he and his &#8220;pals&#8221; in both parties have only one goal. Keeping themselves happy and the average citizen in bondage to them!</p>
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		<title>Comment on the EU financial crisis won&#8217;t be over any time soon by Tarig Anter</title>
		<link>http://practicalstockinvesting.com/2011/11/18/the-eu-financial-crisis-wont-be-over-any-time-soon/#comment-3549</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tarig Anter]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 16:02:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[EU and Banks are Weapons of Mass Slavery
How to Buy a European Country?

They temp you; they fool you; then the EU vampire sucks each drop of blood and wealth in your nation. If you are lucky and not dead when they are done with you; you will remain in debt bondage and poverty slave for centuries.

People must wonder, not the businesses, not the bankers, and not the politicians, can they really gain from joining the EU. “We must sacrifice for our country and our future generations” that is what they tell your politicians to tell the people to accept “austerity”. They want the people to pay for the debts of fraudulent local businesses; greedy banks; and EU agents. These debts are now considered sovereign debts. Why the billions are now considered national debts if some foreign thieves gave few bucks to local conmen and senseless entrepreneurs? The EU forces the governments to pay back EU bankers; but governments have no body to squeeze other than the people and national assets. Electricity; water; factories; airlines; or anything will go to foreign banksters. This is free market and the price you have to pay to clear your debts; be civilized; and join the rich democratic EU!

Join the European Union; be part of the civilized rich Europe and the West; and Easy loans are actually weapons of mass destruction and very marketable imperial expensive products. Getting any rubbish business plan is the only requirement; of course with some nativity and stupidity. They come to you and give you free advice if you don’t have some extra cash; or they can write it in your debt books as consultancy fees. The marvelous outcome is that “Hurray!!! You are eligible for loans from our banks; don’t worry about collaterals or securities, we just want to help you to become rich and civilized like us in the EU” that is what they told hundreds; but they never tell the people that they are screwed.
Why would banks potentially destroy themselves with such bad loan?

Bad loans are actually toxic loans because they are poisonous. It is a calculated gamble and a secure one with the definite support from the governments of creditors, namely: Germany; UK; and France.

I stated many questions about the initial silence and roles of these governments and their controlled EU institutions. Banks are too big to fail because governments defend them.

Banks and financiers cannot be incompetent, have maladministration, or short-sighted. The same scenario was tried in the US in several bubbles; and who lost? The banks didn’t but the foolish and greedy customers did.

Defaulting countries are now under exploitative control; it also happened in the past many times and in many countries.

Take Egypt for example; it was forced to sell Suez Canal to pay back small debt for a greedy foreign ruler “Pasha” who Britain and France deceived him and made him believe that he is Ismail “the Magnificent”; and he can Europeanize Egypt because he is so great and visionary.

Before him, his brother Saaid pasha was much under French influence, and in 1854 was induced to grant to the French engineer Ferdinand de Lesseps a concession for the construction of the Suez Canal.

To the British, Said also made concessions to the Eastern Telegraph Company, and another in 1854 allowing the establishment of the Bank of Egypt. He also began the national debt by borrowing £3,293,000 from Messrs Fruhling &amp; Gbschen, the actual amount received by the pasha being £2,640,000.

Egypt financed and built the Canal and produced cotton; then what? They were forced to sell them for peanuts; or a song.

Britain and France in November 1879 re-established the Dual Control in the persons of Major Baring and Monsieur de Blignières. For two years the Dual Control governed Egypt, and initiated the work of progress that Britain was to continue alone. The financiers and their governments tools were the winners and the common people were the losers.

Blame Greedy Poor and Not Rich Banks
The core of the problem was most likely irresponsible lending by banks. A credit bubble was created through banks’ lending out money to individuals and businesses to acquire assets that proved to be worth less than the amount of the loans. This was especially true in the real estate sector – something we also saw happening in the United States.

What is called “irresponsible lending by banks” is actually a deliberate act of sabotage for the sovereignty of specifically targeted some European states.

It is a replay of the tragic comedy “The Merchant of Venice”. Cutting a iuſt pound of his fleſh
But can the money lenders take their loot without dropping blood?

These debts were made with evil intentions and they must be either written off or rescheduled by the people without additional usury.
http://tariganter.wordpress.com/2011/11/18/eu-and-banks-are-weapons-of-mass-slavery/]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>EU and Banks are Weapons of Mass Slavery<br />
How to Buy a European Country?</p>
<p>They temp you; they fool you; then the EU vampire sucks each drop of blood and wealth in your nation. If you are lucky and not dead when they are done with you; you will remain in debt bondage and poverty slave for centuries.</p>
<p>People must wonder, not the businesses, not the bankers, and not the politicians, can they really gain from joining the EU. “We must sacrifice for our country and our future generations” that is what they tell your politicians to tell the people to accept “austerity”. They want the people to pay for the debts of fraudulent local businesses; greedy banks; and EU agents. These debts are now considered sovereign debts. Why the billions are now considered national debts if some foreign thieves gave few bucks to local conmen and senseless entrepreneurs? The EU forces the governments to pay back EU bankers; but governments have no body to squeeze other than the people and national assets. Electricity; water; factories; airlines; or anything will go to foreign banksters. This is free market and the price you have to pay to clear your debts; be civilized; and join the rich democratic EU!</p>
<p>Join the European Union; be part of the civilized rich Europe and the West; and Easy loans are actually weapons of mass destruction and very marketable imperial expensive products. Getting any rubbish business plan is the only requirement; of course with some nativity and stupidity. They come to you and give you free advice if you don’t have some extra cash; or they can write it in your debt books as consultancy fees. The marvelous outcome is that “Hurray!!! You are eligible for loans from our banks; don’t worry about collaterals or securities, we just want to help you to become rich and civilized like us in the EU” that is what they told hundreds; but they never tell the people that they are screwed.<br />
Why would banks potentially destroy themselves with such bad loan?</p>
<p>Bad loans are actually toxic loans because they are poisonous. It is a calculated gamble and a secure one with the definite support from the governments of creditors, namely: Germany; UK; and France.</p>
<p>I stated many questions about the initial silence and roles of these governments and their controlled EU institutions. Banks are too big to fail because governments defend them.</p>
<p>Banks and financiers cannot be incompetent, have maladministration, or short-sighted. The same scenario was tried in the US in several bubbles; and who lost? The banks didn’t but the foolish and greedy customers did.</p>
<p>Defaulting countries are now under exploitative control; it also happened in the past many times and in many countries.</p>
<p>Take Egypt for example; it was forced to sell Suez Canal to pay back small debt for a greedy foreign ruler “Pasha” who Britain and France deceived him and made him believe that he is Ismail “the Magnificent”; and he can Europeanize Egypt because he is so great and visionary.</p>
<p>Before him, his brother Saaid pasha was much under French influence, and in 1854 was induced to grant to the French engineer Ferdinand de Lesseps a concession for the construction of the Suez Canal.</p>
<p>To the British, Said also made concessions to the Eastern Telegraph Company, and another in 1854 allowing the establishment of the Bank of Egypt. He also began the national debt by borrowing £3,293,000 from Messrs Fruhling &amp; Gbschen, the actual amount received by the pasha being £2,640,000.</p>
<p>Egypt financed and built the Canal and produced cotton; then what? They were forced to sell them for peanuts; or a song.</p>
<p>Britain and France in November 1879 re-established the Dual Control in the persons of Major Baring and Monsieur de Blignières. For two years the Dual Control governed Egypt, and initiated the work of progress that Britain was to continue alone. The financiers and their governments tools were the winners and the common people were the losers.</p>
<p>Blame Greedy Poor and Not Rich Banks<br />
The core of the problem was most likely irresponsible lending by banks. A credit bubble was created through banks’ lending out money to individuals and businesses to acquire assets that proved to be worth less than the amount of the loans. This was especially true in the real estate sector – something we also saw happening in the United States.</p>
<p>What is called “irresponsible lending by banks” is actually a deliberate act of sabotage for the sovereignty of specifically targeted some European states.</p>
<p>It is a replay of the tragic comedy “The Merchant of Venice”. Cutting a iuſt pound of his fleſh<br />
But can the money lenders take their loot without dropping blood?</p>
<p>These debts were made with evil intentions and they must be either written off or rescheduled by the people without additional usury.<br />
<a href="http://tariganter.wordpress.com/2011/11/18/eu-and-banks-are-weapons-of-mass-slavery/" rel="nofollow">http://tariganter.wordpress.com/2011/11/18/eu-and-banks-are-weapons-of-mass-slavery/</a></p>
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		<title>Comment on cyclical real estate rhythms:  where we are now in the US by bart breakstone</title>
		<link>http://practicalstockinvesting.com/2011/11/17/cyclical-real-estate-rhythms-where-we-are-now-in-the-us/#comment-3540</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[bart breakstone]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 16:16:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I fully agree. But every cycle is different and i expect the shift in home ownership is long term (favoring multi family) and that retail strip malls will continue to be pressured (as shopping increasingly migrates on line).  The ability to obtain low cost financing by those who should not have bought a home to begin with will never come back. The losses they have sustained will keep them from buying and instead focus them on renting. Yet there hasnt been much construction of new apt buildings. Demand is high as people are forclosed on. As household formation picks up (kids move out of the house), rental demand will accelerate even further.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I fully agree. But every cycle is different and i expect the shift in home ownership is long term (favoring multi family) and that retail strip malls will continue to be pressured (as shopping increasingly migrates on line).  The ability to obtain low cost financing by those who should not have bought a home to begin with will never come back. The losses they have sustained will keep them from buying and instead focus them on renting. Yet there hasnt been much construction of new apt buildings. Demand is high as people are forclosed on. As household formation picks up (kids move out of the house), rental demand will accelerate even further.</p>
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		<title>Comment on Wynn Resorts, Wynn Macau:  a surprisingly (to me, at least) bland 3Q11 by hotshirtman</title>
		<link>http://practicalstockinvesting.com/2011/10/21/wynn-resorts-wynn-macau-a-surprisingly-to-me-at-least-bland-3q11/#comment-3327</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[hotshirtman]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2011 22:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Any comment on the WSJ story today that LVS is under investigation for violation of U.S. anti-bribery laws?]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Any comment on the WSJ story today that LVS is under investigation for violation of U.S. anti-bribery laws?</p>
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		<title>Comment on what&#8217;s wrong with a balanced budget amendment? by Fred Marshall</title>
		<link>http://practicalstockinvesting.com/2011/07/18/whats-wrong-with-a-balanced-budget-amendment/#comment-3313</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Fred Marshall]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2011 06:22:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#039;s almost that simple .. but not quite.  I&#039;ll leave the countercyclical theories to others to fret over - as they aren&#039;t part of my viewpoint.  
1) There should be a balanced budget.
2) A balanced budget would not just be to zero deficit spending; it would furthermore pay down the debt, even if at a modest rate.
3) A balanced budget would not disallow debt either.  BUT the reasons for the debt would have to be for long-term investments (such as building the Interstate highway system) and not for bread and milk; i.e. not for the living expenses of government agencies or for entitlements.
4) A balanced budget would not disallow increased taxes either.  BUT the reasons for increased taxes would also have to be for good reasons and not for bread and milk either.
In other words, we must live within our means .... period.

Now, if we decide to adopt a more socialistic posture then we should be willing to pay the necessary taxes to allow free rides.  If not, then not.  That&#039;s also pretty simple.

Almost everyone knows how to do this.  Why does it become so darned fuzzy wuzzy when at the national level?  There&#039;s no excuse for that.  Cities HAVE TO do it.  States probably HAVE TO do it, whether they do or not.  etc. etc.

Well, I know the answer to why:  We act like a bunch of rich children for whom the pot just doesn&#039;t seem to have a bottom.  We are used to asking for whatever we want and getting it.  Ooops!  Dad lost his job and his inheritance is gone.  Now what?

Ask the man on the street these questions:
&quot;Is there a difference between the deficit and the debt or aren&#039;t they the same thing?&quot;
&quot;Can we have a deficit while not increasing the debt?&quot;
&quot;If they&#039;re the same thing then why does the debt keep going up even when the deficit stays the same?&quot;
&quot;Does it matter?&quot;
&quot;Why?&quot;
&quot;What happens if the debt continues to increase in economic terms?&quot;]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It&#8217;s almost that simple .. but not quite.  I&#8217;ll leave the countercyclical theories to others to fret over &#8211; as they aren&#8217;t part of my viewpoint.<br />
1) There should be a balanced budget.<br />
2) A balanced budget would not just be to zero deficit spending; it would furthermore pay down the debt, even if at a modest rate.<br />
3) A balanced budget would not disallow debt either.  BUT the reasons for the debt would have to be for long-term investments (such as building the Interstate highway system) and not for bread and milk; i.e. not for the living expenses of government agencies or for entitlements.<br />
4) A balanced budget would not disallow increased taxes either.  BUT the reasons for increased taxes would also have to be for good reasons and not for bread and milk either.<br />
In other words, we must live within our means &#8230;. period.</p>
<p>Now, if we decide to adopt a more socialistic posture then we should be willing to pay the necessary taxes to allow free rides.  If not, then not.  That&#8217;s also pretty simple.</p>
<p>Almost everyone knows how to do this.  Why does it become so darned fuzzy wuzzy when at the national level?  There&#8217;s no excuse for that.  Cities HAVE TO do it.  States probably HAVE TO do it, whether they do or not.  etc. etc.</p>
<p>Well, I know the answer to why:  We act like a bunch of rich children for whom the pot just doesn&#8217;t seem to have a bottom.  We are used to asking for whatever we want and getting it.  Ooops!  Dad lost his job and his inheritance is gone.  Now what?</p>
<p>Ask the man on the street these questions:<br />
&#8220;Is there a difference between the deficit and the debt or aren&#8217;t they the same thing?&#8221;<br />
&#8220;Can we have a deficit while not increasing the debt?&#8221;<br />
&#8220;If they&#8217;re the same thing then why does the debt keep going up even when the deficit stays the same?&#8221;<br />
&#8220;Does it matter?&#8221;<br />
&#8220;Why?&#8221;<br />
&#8220;What happens if the debt continues to increase in economic terms?&#8221;</p>
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		<title>Comment on the curious case of Olympus Corporation (JP:7733) by AAA</title>
		<link>http://practicalstockinvesting.com/2011/10/18/the-curious-case-of-olympus-corporation-jp7733/#comment-3301</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[AAA]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2011 14:57:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I think nihoncassandra has good perspective on this:
http://nihoncassandra.blogspot.com/2011/10/long-term-memory.html]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I think nihoncassandra has good perspective on this:<br />
<a href="http://nihoncassandra.blogspot.com/2011/10/long-term-memory.html" rel="nofollow">http://nihoncassandra.blogspot.com/2011/10/long-term-memory.html</a></p>
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		<title>Comment on the power of media endorsements by dduane</title>
		<link>http://practicalstockinvesting.com/2011/10/11/the-power-of-media-endorsements/#comment-3289</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[dduane]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Oct 2011 17:18:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thanks for your comment.  True, I may have gone overboard a bit in my post.  Also, I should at least have pointed out that standards are considerably higher in places like the UK and Japan than in the US.  After all, the &lt;em&gt;Financial Times&lt;/em&gt; and the &lt;em&gt;Economist&lt;/em&gt; are the best English-language investment publications available here.  And I made the mistake of watching CNBC just before sitting down to write.
Still, I find it curious that, especially for retail investors, an appearance on TV may be a bigger influence in their selecting an investment manager than the person&#039;s track record.

You may also have noted that the rating firm Morningstar is being sued by a group of retail investors who lost all their money when a hedge fund given five-stars by Morningstar turned out to be a Ponzi scheme.  If the press reports are accurate, Morningstar&#039;s defense is that its hedge fund ratings state that they are based on self-reported data by the hedge funds themselves, which Morningstar makes no efforts to verify.  I&#039;m not sure where to start on that one.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thanks for your comment.  True, I may have gone overboard a bit in my post.  Also, I should at least have pointed out that standards are considerably higher in places like the UK and Japan than in the US.  After all, the <em>Financial Times</em> and the <em>Economist</em> are the best English-language investment publications available here.  And I made the mistake of watching CNBC just before sitting down to write.<br />
Still, I find it curious that, especially for retail investors, an appearance on TV may be a bigger influence in their selecting an investment manager than the person&#8217;s track record.</p>
<p>You may also have noted that the rating firm Morningstar is being sued by a group of retail investors who lost all their money when a hedge fund given five-stars by Morningstar turned out to be a Ponzi scheme.  If the press reports are accurate, Morningstar&#8217;s defense is that its hedge fund ratings state that they are based on self-reported data by the hedge funds themselves, which Morningstar makes no efforts to verify.  I&#8217;m not sure where to start on that one.</p>
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