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Darwood11 commented on an article. 11:56 PM

2 Graphs Every Energy Investor Needs to See

I wonder if the natural gas, which is now so inexpensive, could be used to power plants for producing very high quality gasoline, etc. derived from coal.

At the current prices, it would seem feasible. That

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Darwood11 commented on an article. 3:34 PM

The 1 Chart Bond Investors Need to Worry About

Even if you are about to retire, sinking 100% of one's assets into bonds sounds like a big mistake.

I'm assuming the investor is planning on a 30 year retirement and a compounded rate of 5-7%.

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Darwood11 commented on an article. 2:04 PM

Banking: Same as It Ever Was

Gambling is fine, but these banks are using someone else's money.

That is not "fine."

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Darwood11 commented on an article. 1:16 PM

What If the Government Didn't Cut Jobs?

Morgan;

Good article.

I wonder how many in the reduction of government ranks went into retirement? Or, went on unemployment until retirement?

I have an opinion that the

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Darwood11 commented on an article. 1:13 PM

What If the Government Didn't Cut Jobs?

@purplepodium

" Thank god the government will be able to save the states so the taxpayers won't have to."

I think the taxpayers will ultimately pay for this.

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Darwood11 commented on an article. 1:19 PM

This Should Be Your First Investment

Good article, and I agree that a Roth IRA should be a savings priority.

If the reader is covered by a retirement plan at work, your modified AGI may limit your contributions to a Roth IRA. Here's the IRS

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Darwood11 commented on an article. 2:47 PM

Following the Money to Unexpected Places

I don't necessarily have a problem with CEO pay. I do have a problem with short term solutions which generate outsize paychecks for many years.

I promote 'claw-back' provisions for CEOs AND public officials.

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Darwood11 commented on an article. 11:53 AM

4 Big Mistakes That Will Devastate Your Finances

I think the number one mistake that will "devastate finances" is a failure to learn simple finances. That includes budgeting, saving and avoiding debt.

Once that one has accomplished that, it then

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Darwood11 commented on an article. 11:41 AM

Forget About the American Dream

I agree with some of the commenters. Home "ownership" numbers were a ruse. Purchase a zero down home and the bank owns it. The idea was simple; use someone else's money to get wealthy. As a friend back in 2003 told me

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Darwood11 commented on an article. 10:01 PM

Game Changer: Health-Care Spending Defies Almost Everyone

Good article. " A few years doesn't a trend make.." is a significant statement.

My recent personal experience indicated that some costs are rising. For example, an accident for a family member

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Darwood11 commented on an article. 8:57 AM

April's 5 Dividend Dynamos

Good series of articles.

I look at a few other things before I jump for a stock.

I'm not ready to jump for coach. Even with a 30% dividend increase, the company is paying out about 1.63%

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Darwood11 commented on an article. 8:50 AM

General Electric Stomps the Gas in Electric Car Push

The above contains an error. According to US Dept. of Transportation, the number of passenger vehicles, which is about 250 million, includes cars or trucks used for passengers.

The number of automobiles is

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Darwood11 commented on an article. 8:42 AM

General Electric Stomps the Gas in Electric Car Push

Good article.

The U.S. Post Office supposedly has about 225,000 vehicles, and is supposedly the operator of the largest vehicle fleet in the world. I wonder if they will eventually decide to get serious about

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Darwood11 commented on an article. 10:17 PM

You're Wrong About Madoff, and That Ignorance Will Hurt You

Good article.

I was surprised last year when I discovered Madoff's history. It was a fascinating story and it made me look deeper into the issues of greed in society.

Another interesting

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Darwood11 commented on an article. 7:32 PM

Hey America, You're Blaming the Wrong 1%!

Good article.

However, I feel the need to point out that as a service economy, this money is being spent on creating a lot of jobs. Jobs as guards, food, food handlers, lawyers, judges, bailiffs, police. Jobs

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Darwood11 commented on an article. 7:02 PM

Rising Star Buy: Chipotle

Sorry, but I think CMG is overvalued. Gross margins peaked and are falling.

There is no doubt that CMG is a leader in its sector. That however is insufficient to get me to buy. At 4x 2010 prices, I think it's

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Darwood11 commented on an article. 6:36 PM

Will Your Stocks Survive Until 2020?

Thanks for the article.

Interesting report. I decided to see how AAPL is doing, I expected that they should be a leader. According to Ceres they are in the "technology-hardware" sector. However, I was

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