Comments on: Be Bold in Investing Like My Boss http://moneyning.com/investing/be-bold-in-investing-like-my-boss/ A personal finance blog where we share insights on carefully saving money, investing, early retirement, mortgages, stocks because the little things matter in achieving financial freedom! Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:01:45 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: MoneyNing http://moneyning.com/investing/be-bold-in-investing-like-my-boss/comment-page-1/#comment-1315 MoneyNing Tue, 14 Aug 2007 05:27:47 +0000 http://moneyning.com/investing/be-bold-in-investing-like-my-boss/#comment-1315 Houyhnhnm: Thanks for clarifying and I appreciate your honest comments since that's the only way that I will know how people really feel about my article allowing me to grow. :) Houyhnhnm: Thanks for clarifying and I appreciate your honest comments since that’s the only way that I will know how people really feel about my article allowing me to grow. :)

]]> By: Houyhnhnm http://moneyning.com/investing/be-bold-in-investing-like-my-boss/comment-page-1/#comment-1311 Houyhnhnm Tue, 14 Aug 2007 03:06:34 +0000 http://moneyning.com/investing/be-bold-in-investing-like-my-boss/#comment-1311 I was commenting on the discussion about naivete, not disagreeing with your article. If you kept to your program through 2000-2003 then you aren't naive in my book, and have proven that you practice what you preach. I apologize for the hostile tone--I was just trying to be honest. I was commenting on the discussion about naivete, not disagreeing with your article. If you kept to your program through 2000-2003 then you aren’t naive in my book, and have proven that you practice what you preach. I apologize for the hostile tone–I was just trying to be honest.

]]> By: MoneyNing http://moneyning.com/investing/be-bold-in-investing-like-my-boss/comment-page-1/#comment-1301 MoneyNing Mon, 13 Aug 2007 03:39:05 +0000 http://moneyning.com/investing/be-bold-in-investing-like-my-boss/#comment-1301 Houyhnhnm: I'm not sure why but you sound quite hostile with your statements. Your comments (and everyone else's are welcome though). Yes I have in fact been investing between 2000 to 2003 but I don't see how that changes anything I have written in the article. Whether I (or anyone else) will hold up and keep buying when the market is tanking has nothing to do with the fact that stocks in the long term outperform bonds and cash which I tried to illustrate here. I apologize for not being able to get the message through. Houyhnhnm: I’m not sure why but you sound quite hostile with your statements. Your comments (and everyone else’s are welcome though). Yes I have in fact been investing between 2000 to 2003 but I don’t see how that changes anything I have written in the article. Whether I (or anyone else) will hold up and keep buying when the market is tanking has nothing to do with the fact that stocks in the long term outperform bonds and cash which I tried to illustrate here. I apologize for not being able to get the message through.

]]> By: Houyhnhnm http://moneyning.com/investing/be-bold-in-investing-like-my-boss/comment-page-1/#comment-1296 Houyhnhnm Mon, 13 Aug 2007 02:19:47 +0000 http://moneyning.com/investing/be-bold-in-investing-like-my-boss/#comment-1296 Concerning naievete, those of us who have lived through bear markets think anyone is naive until they lose money in a bear market. Were you seriously invested in the stock market from 2000-early 2003? If you dutifully bought into the crash then you've earned the right to exhort us about long-term investing. If not, then you sound like a mutual fund spokesperson. I don't like war analogies applied to the market, but it really is like combat--no one really knows how they'll hold up in extreme danger until they're caught in it. Concerning naievete, those of us who have lived through bear markets think anyone is naive until they lose money in a bear market. Were you seriously invested in the stock market from 2000-early 2003? If you dutifully bought into the crash then you’ve earned the right to exhort us about long-term investing. If not, then you sound like a mutual fund spokesperson. I don’t like war analogies applied to the market, but it really is like combat–no one really knows how they’ll hold up in extreme danger until they’re caught in it.

]]> By: MoneyNing http://moneyning.com/investing/be-bold-in-investing-like-my-boss/comment-page-1/#comment-825 MoneyNing Sat, 07 Jul 2007 05:38:00 +0000 http://moneyning.com/investing/be-bold-in-investing-like-my-boss/#comment-825 JoeCustomer: Thanks for the correction on my about page! Criticism is something that cannot be bought and they offer me a true insight of how someone can feel from the articles that I write. I believe I do have big dreams, and thank you for your blessing on it. I am probably considered a money-centric person, and I cannot comment on whether I'm selifsh or a jerk because I don't believe in defending myself. In the end, I am what I am and I need others to judge whether or not I'm a good person or not. Hopefully through my writing, eventually my readers will start to know me and can judge me then. If I do indeed project a selfish image now, hopefully as I age, my readers can see my growth since I will be sharing my growth right here on this blog. I cannot say I am naive or not since I won't know unless I look back at myself a few years from now. The facts are that I'm only 27, and I believe it's very easy to stick the word "naive" or "childish" on someone who is young. Maybe if we can discuss which parts of my articles give you that feeling, it will be appreciated since the experience will definitely help me grow. I look forward to hearing from you and hopefully you will check this article again so we can further discuss. JoeCustomer: Thanks for the correction on my about page!

Criticism is something that cannot be bought and they offer me a true insight of how someone can feel from the articles that I write.

I believe I do have big dreams, and thank you for your blessing on it.

I am probably considered a money-centric person, and I cannot comment on whether I’m selifsh or a jerk because I don’t believe in defending myself. In the end, I am what I am and I need others to judge whether or not I’m a good person or not. Hopefully through my writing, eventually my readers will start to know me and can judge me then. If I do indeed project a selfish image now, hopefully as I age, my readers can see my growth since I will be sharing my growth right here on this blog.

I cannot say I am naive or not since I won’t know unless I look back at myself a few years from now. The facts are that I’m only 27, and I believe it’s very easy to stick the word “naive” or “childish” on someone who is young. Maybe if we can discuss which parts of my articles give you that feeling, it will be appreciated since the experience will definitely help me grow.

I look forward to hearing from you and hopefully you will check this article again so we can further discuss.

]]> By: JoeCustomer http://moneyning.com/investing/be-bold-in-investing-like-my-boss/comment-page-1/#comment-822 JoeCustomer Sat, 07 Jul 2007 04:34:49 +0000 http://moneyning.com/investing/be-bold-in-investing-like-my-boss/#comment-822 Hi David, Maybe it's because I read your about page first and read that you were born i 1980... but for whatever reason, I can't help feeling that the words on this site are from a wide-eyed, young, and naive person with big dreams. When I read this blog posting, I immediately thought to myself, "of course; hindsite is 20/20." On your about page, you type 'colleague' a few times, but it should actually be 'college' (or university if you prefer); 'Colleague' isn't the right word. I do commend your big dreams though. And I hope you do reach some sort of goal. I live in southern california too, and you're right about how expensive housing and gas is down here. I have a bias that money-centric people are often selfish and are generally jerks (rude to restaurant waiters and waitresses etc..). They often don't leave enough tip either. I'm not a waiter; just a programmer. While money is important, you might also find happiness just being a good person. Hi David,
Maybe it’s because I read your about page first and read that you were born i 1980… but for whatever reason, I can’t help feeling that the words on this site are from a wide-eyed, young, and naive person with big dreams. When I read this blog posting, I immediately thought to myself, “of course; hindsite is 20/20.”

On your about page, you type ‘colleague’ a few times, but it should actually be ‘college’ (or university if you prefer); ‘Colleague’ isn’t the right word.

I do commend your big dreams though. And I hope you do reach some sort of goal. I live in southern california too, and you’re right about how expensive housing and gas is down here.

I have a bias that money-centric people are often selfish and are generally jerks (rude to restaurant waiters and waitresses etc..). They often don’t leave enough tip either. I’m not a waiter; just a programmer. While money is important, you might also find happiness just being a good person.

]]> By: MoneyNing http://moneyning.com/investing/be-bold-in-investing-like-my-boss/comment-page-1/#comment-751 MoneyNing Mon, 02 Jul 2007 05:11:51 +0000 http://moneyning.com/investing/be-bold-in-investing-like-my-boss/#comment-751 Hock: I think many people refer to Warren Buffett when they talk about long term investing. Hopefully, people realize that he really analyzes the companies and only buys the ones that he considers good value. Many of us just blindly buy something (stock, mutual fund, ETF etc) and just hold onto it believing that it is long term investing. Hock: I think many people refer to Warren Buffett when they talk about long term investing. Hopefully, people realize that he really analyzes the companies and only buys the ones that he considers good value. Many of us just blindly buy something (stock, mutual fund, ETF etc) and just hold onto it believing that it is long term investing.

]]> By: Hock http://moneyning.com/investing/be-bold-in-investing-like-my-boss/comment-page-1/#comment-746 Hock Mon, 02 Jul 2007 01:31:15 +0000 http://moneyning.com/investing/be-bold-in-investing-like-my-boss/#comment-746 Investing for the long term is a good idea. And that is what Warren Buffett does. If you follow his story, he hardly ever sells his stock holdings because he is an "investor" and not a "speculator". Investing for the long term is a good idea. And that is what Warren Buffett does. If you follow his story, he hardly ever sells his stock holdings because he is an “investor” and not a “speculator”.

]]> By: MoneyNing http://moneyning.com/investing/be-bold-in-investing-like-my-boss/comment-page-1/#comment-564 MoneyNing Thu, 14 Jun 2007 04:49:47 +0000 http://moneyning.com/investing/be-bold-in-investing-like-my-boss/#comment-564 We just have to let our emotions get out of the way and keep investing since we are in it for the long term. We just have to let our emotions get out of the way and keep investing since we are in it for the long term.

]]> By: KingNing http://moneyning.com/investing/be-bold-in-investing-like-my-boss/comment-page-1/#comment-563 KingNing Thu, 14 Jun 2007 00:49:46 +0000 http://moneyning.com/investing/be-bold-in-investing-like-my-boss/#comment-563 I agree completely. You just got to trust that the long term outlook for stocks is way better. I agree completely. You just got to trust that the long term outlook for stocks is way better.

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