Comments on: What are you doing with your investment portfolio? http://www.askmrcreditcard.com/creditcardblog/what-are-you-doing-with-your-investment-portfolio/ Latest Credit Card News, Reviews and Information Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:56:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Tim http://www.askmrcreditcard.com/creditcardblog/what-are-you-doing-with-your-investment-portfolio/#comment-51028 Tim Mon, 28 Jan 2008 15:37:22 +0000 http://askmrcreditcard.com/creditcardblog/what-are-you-doing-with-your-invesement-portfolio/#comment-51028 I agree with joe, because bonds are higher priced now and your stocks are down. besides, the other reason the market is going down is because people are doing exactly what you are doing. selling, because the times are tough. more conservative people get, the lower the stock value. at this point in the game, the stocks have devalued so much that why would you sell? it is very tough to remember the long term picture when things are going bad in the near term. sort of like not being able to see the end of the tunnel getting out of debt. I agree with joe, because bonds are higher priced now and your stocks are down. besides, the other reason the market is going down is because people are doing exactly what you are doing. selling, because the times are tough. more conservative people get, the lower the stock value. at this point in the game, the stocks have devalued so much that why would you sell? it is very tough to remember the long term picture when things are going bad in the near term. sort of like not being able to see the end of the tunnel getting out of debt.

]]> By: Carnival of Personal Finance #137 - The Passion Edition » The Dividend Guy Blog http://www.askmrcreditcard.com/creditcardblog/what-are-you-doing-with-your-investment-portfolio/#comment-50995 Carnival of Personal Finance #137 - The Passion Edition » The Dividend Guy Blog Mon, 28 Jan 2008 05:23:12 +0000 http://askmrcreditcard.com/creditcardblog/what-are-you-doing-with-your-invesement-portfolio/#comment-50995 [...] Mr Credit Card from Ask Mr Credit Card presents What are you doing with your investment portfolio?. He is looking to reduce his equity exposure down to 50%, which is a big jump from his current 80%. [...] [...] Mr Credit Card from Ask Mr Credit Card presents What are you doing with your investment portfolio?. He is looking to reduce his equity exposure down to 50%, which is a big jump from his current 80%. [...]

]]> By: The Dividend Guy http://www.askmrcreditcard.com/creditcardblog/what-are-you-doing-with-your-investment-portfolio/#comment-50984 The Dividend Guy Mon, 28 Jan 2008 02:18:21 +0000 http://askmrcreditcard.com/creditcardblog/what-are-you-doing-with-your-invesement-portfolio/#comment-50984 Why do you want to go from 20 - 50% in bonds - I am assuming that is what you mean as you say you are going to go to 50% in equities? That is a big jump. Just a comment out of interest. TDG Why do you want to go from 20 - 50% in bonds - I am assuming that is what you mean as you say you are going to go to 50% in equities? That is a big jump. Just a comment out of interest.

TDG

]]> By: joe arroz http://www.askmrcreditcard.com/creditcardblog/what-are-you-doing-with-your-investment-portfolio/#comment-49933 joe arroz Mon, 21 Jan 2008 12:40:30 +0000 http://askmrcreditcard.com/creditcardblog/what-are-you-doing-with-your-invesement-portfolio/#comment-49933 don't-repeat-don't increase your bond exposure from 20% to 50%-bonds are way overpriced! try cash or-if you're into some risk-try senior note etfs such as VVR or EFT-high yield at a big discount! don’t-repeat-don’t increase your bond exposure from 20% to 50%-bonds are way overpriced! try cash or-if you’re into some risk-try senior note etfs such as VVR or EFT-high yield at a big discount!

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