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greycove
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DOW breaking 14,000?
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2/2/2013 11:13:37 AM
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Do you thnnk it will hold? I don't see much underpining in the economy to support such a rise. Would like to hear the views of our savvy investors on this forum. Hold or buy?
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copperline
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DOW breaking 14,000?
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2/2/2013 1:08:06 PM
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I couldn't find a savvy investor to reply to your question, so I'll have a go at it instead. From what I read, the market is improving but mismatched with underlying US economic fundamentals as you said. I would expect that this will make for continued volatility, but in the context of overall growth. The smart guys I listen to still expect slow growth for another 5 yrs, so my expectations are tempered by that.
I like fundamental sectors like consumer goods (PG- people always want soap), Utilities (like Duke Energy or Southern Company which pay a good dividend), and energy (my favorites are dividend producing oil & natural gas pipeline companies like Kinder Morgan & Buckeye Partners). I'll keep some exposure to the Health sector thru REIT's and large pharma (BMY). I expect that bonds are not going to be stellar performers since interest rates have no where to go but up, so I am looking for good stock dividends and reasonable growth with moderate risk (naturally). I am going to spread out my risk as much as possible thru the use of ETF's with both US and global holdings.
Now that the election is over, there appears to be greater consensus in Congress. The uncertainty of US government decisions on economic policy seems to be improving and reassuring the markets. Europe is going to limp forward. China's growth will be a plus for the world market, although they may poison their country with pollution after their no-holds-barred growth spurt. (Who knows, they may become a big purchaser of green technology from the US?!?!?) In spite of nay-sayers, the end of the world is not upon us... but neither is the spectacular growth some of us have gotten used to. If I can get 6-8% total annual return these days, I am more than happy.
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water_watcher
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DOW breaking 14,000?
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2/2/2013 4:27:13 PM
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As long as the federal reserve keeps printing money to buy the debt they issue and artificially hold interest rates down, then the market will keep going up. There is a strong movement out of bonds in to equities that is also contributing to the rise.
I do believe it will continue for the next year or maybe two ...not straight up, but the trend will be up. Then the failed economic policies will start to create rapid inflation, the federal reserve will be forced to tighten money supply rather than printing and we could have the worst economic collapse ever.
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realfast64
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DOW breaking 14,000?
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2/3/2013 2:32:04 PM
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Absolutly the worst ever!!
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