TMFHockeypop

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TMFHockeypop replied to the Archer-Daniels-Midland Co board. 2:44 PM

Re: Sales ...

1. Both of you be careful! The tornado(s) is the major news story in Australia. Paul, you missed SuperStorm Sandy so don't go messing with no tornadoes. In our Nebraska days we just missed a huge one in Grand Island. DW was to spend the night in GI, [more]

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TMFHockeypop replied to the Falling Knives board. 6:54 AM

Re: Bank Stocks

IMO the problem is determining how many REALLY are banks. Some are loan origination machines and the fed buys all their loans. Others are investment machines. But what we have traditionally considered to be banks ... it's in the small to mid-caps and [more]

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TMFHockeypop replied to the Archer-Daniels-Midland Co board. 6:52 AM

Re: Sales ...

I'm in Australia and notice that ADM is buying GrainCorp. This seems like an opportunity for ADM to crack the Asian market as well as have a major presence in Australia. News is that they are cutting major jobs in the US to take the bloat out of this [more]

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TMFHockeypop replied to the Value Hounds board. 6:13 PM

Re: Passionate Investing

Here is how I think about it. You hear the phrase “circle of competence” frequently and I doubt anyone would argue that it isn’t imperative for an investor to know where their competence lays, but to this I’d add circle of comfort as being every [more]

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TMFHockeypop replied to the Best Travel Spots/Tips board. 1:41 PM

Re: question

We do need to know more.

With the internet and travelzoo.com it's relatively easy to find low cost motels that are clean and in reasonable locations. My recent road trip to Florida cost about $40 per room [more]

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TMFHockeypop replied to the Value Hounds board. 6:10 AM

Re: here's what happened

1. Welcome back. Your obviously were missed very much. For instance, the cat jokes weren't the same! Neither was/is my portfolio.

2. Physical therapy! PHYSICAL therapy!! PHYSICAL THERAPY!!! At least twice my productive and pleasurable life [more]

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TMFHockeypop replied to the Value Hounds board. 5:58 AM

Re: VLCCF results

1. Thank you!

2. I'm usually happy, especially now sitting in a bar with free internet in Cairns, Australia (8 pm here, 6 AM East Coast US), with my Shiela [DW].

3. I promised not to look at VLCCF results for two years (and I think [more]

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TMFHockeypop replied to the Value Hounds board. 5:53 AM

Re: TOT speaks

This report on the SOHN conference at Deranged Monkeys:
http://boards.fool.com/sohn-conference-30675789.aspx?sort=wh...

Tor Olav Trøim, a [more]