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empedocles

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18. From a different perspective than 'return on investment'. Popular Depression comedian

Reply to Shemp Howard (Reply #14)

Wed Apr 29, 2020, 02:57 PM

Apr 2020

said he was not interested on a 'return on investment' . . . Will was interested in the 'return of HIS investment'.

[This may be a time to minimize losses, rather than risk, what could be a very risky bet on 'gains'].

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DOW is up 610 points ? Why?? [View all] at140 Apr 2020 OP

Cheap stocks? wryter2000 Apr 2020 #1

May be a long time before the real economy comes close to the January 2020 economy empedocles Apr 2020 #3

+100 at140 Apr 2020 #7

Okay, I'm no expert, obviously wryter2000 Apr 2020 #11

Usually market is looking forward about 6 months at140 Apr 2020 #16

Stocks were 35% cheaper just a couple of months ago! at140 Apr 2020 #6

As I said, I'm no expert :) wryter2000 Apr 2020 #12

Optimism about the news of good results pnwest Apr 2020 #2

Greed Over People. What's that spell? Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2020 #4

Oxford vaccine early results (in primates, not people) lapfog_1 Apr 2020 #5

Owners will profit while workers die and they approve that message. n.t. lark Apr 2020 #8

Emotion fuels the Dow, as much as anything else dlk Apr 2020 #9

Most of them got money from the stimulus. So they have some slush funds to play with. Tech Apr 2020 #10

The one percent need to transition out to cash (and gold) in an orderly fashion. Frasier Balzov Apr 2020 #13

There is no where else to go. Shemp Howard Apr 2020 #14

Actually you are PROFOUNDLY correct. at140 Apr 2020 #17

From a different perspective than 'return on investment'. Popular Depression comedian empedocles Apr 2020 #18

What bank is paying just 0.10% on CD's? My credit union, which definitely doesn't progree Apr 2020 #24

Vaccine and Remdesivir possible good news. mn9driver Apr 2020 #15

giant corporations are doing quite well, eating up what remains of smaller companies Voltaire2 Apr 2020 #19

Good news about how the bailouts will go to the "right people." Warpy Apr 2020 #20

The misconception of a high valued stock market BillyBobBrilliant Apr 2020 #21

Some people are pumping it up for trump duforsure Apr 2020 #22

The Federal Reserve (a private corporation) in charge of our money supply xyoungblood Apr 2020 #23

Why the FED has so much power? at140 Apr 2020 #25

What stocks is the Fed buying? I haven't heard of this progree Apr 2020 #26