tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post4893215844324198627..comments2023-12-20T04:18:41.617-06:00Comments on The Hunting of the Snark: Blue SkiesSusan of Texashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00076915322771385454noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-77111868351702147532011-03-10T19:40:26.127-06:002011-03-10T19:40:26.127-06:00Value investing....in real estate...in Florida aft...Value investing....in real estate...in Florida after a collapse. Hmmm, sounds like Texas in the early 90s when the people who thought they bought at the bottom found out there was another bottom 20% below where they bought...with leverage.<br />That's called value losing. Bought, it is Mcmegan's forte. Everybody should have one and hers is .....Tom Mnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-14471454336544857632011-03-10T13:39:55.324-06:002011-03-10T13:39:55.324-06:00I wonder if McArdle forgot about the oil spill or ...I wonder if McArdle forgot about the oil spill or just decided it was irrelevant. Probably the latter.<br /><br />It seems the area did get some oil; the company was going to sue BP but evidently decided that it would be too expensive.Susan of Texashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00076915322771385454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-33341383218836795942011-03-10T13:05:41.019-06:002011-03-10T13:05:41.019-06:00Many people argue that stock markets have become m...<i>Many people argue that stock markets have become much more efficient, thanks to more capital, a legion of professional analysts, and computing power that can screen thousands of stocks in a few seconds for anomalies such as a firm trading at less than its book value. </i><br /><br /><a href="http://www.zerohedge.com/article/european-banks-pull-out-all-stops-defend-picosecond-hft-themis-trading-explains-lies-behind-" rel="nofollow">Others might say</a> that it is a busted market that only benefits the well connected at the expense of everyone else causing all but Goldman and JP Morgan to flee the market completely:fishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01522672049371678717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-54733928141740074672011-03-10T12:30:07.678-06:002011-03-10T12:30:07.678-06:00"I did some reading and it seems that the com..."I did some reading and it seems that the company McArdle profiles has already sold off most of its beachfront property to cover operating costs, but eh, who cares about the details when investing?"<br /><br />If that was property on the Gulf Coast, I would surmise that not mentioning BP is deliberate.Ken Houghtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01440837287933536370noreply@blogger.com