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A fantastic credit score probably means your pissing away money on interest and in debt up to your eyeballs. Show me your debt free and a nice portfolio. ;D

Where is the selection for the Mayans are right the end of the world is less then 24 hours from now. I'm loading up on hookers and blow!!!

I use turbo tax for my tax preparation. Does the verisign swab still allow you to log Into fidelity to automatically pull your trade information through turbotax?

Somebody call Mad Mondy tonight and ask him what he thinks about someone wanting to put some money in street.com.

Thanks for all the very valuable information.

Does anyone have any insight they care to share of the services offered for premium services? Would rather ask board members with experience with it. When I spoke with a guy at the local branch he wasn't much help other then wanting to sell something. My understanding is you can lend out shares at that level (local guy had no idea what I was talking about). Is there anything else available?

BAC, AIG, EBIX, NAVB

Sign me up ;D http://news.yahoo.com/huge-mars-colony-eyed-spacex-founder-elon-musk-120626263.html

I don't fit in either category but I really like how WB has all these ideas on how to tax the rich. And people actually praise him for it. One glaring thing though, he has a history or not eating his own cooking regarding taxes!!!

Had a couple of Twinkies on Friday when I head the news. One thing that has kinda suprised me is that the shelves are still full of the other products. Figured that with everyone's nostalgia kicking in the shelves would be empty of everything.

"Buffett says his money does buy him one thing he values very much: his freedom. For him, freedom is the key to a happy life." I'll 2nd that and couldn't have said it better. Surprised more people do not think this way.

Hi Ericoply, I haven't been able to find it but with Roth IRA are the funds required to pay the 5% Obamacare tax?

Owned it a couple of years back. The real winners is managemnt since all their visits are comped. They do actually have good food their.

Trying to get my head around how Sandy could affect the insurance companies. http://money.msn.com/top-stocks/post.aspx?post=202a105c-2b0a-4380-a431-8a75d244a00d Saw somewhere where snowfall could reach 30 -40 inches of snow in some parts.

Fiscal cliff or not BAC and AIG is still trading below TBV. If it gets cheaper that's awesome. I am raising cash as fast as possible (not by selling stocks) to take advantage of whatever occurs. Outside the two stocks listed above my other two holdings are event driven and still undervalued. Besides when was the last time something honest came out of Washington. They will flip this how ever needed for their own gain.

Got a kick out of the first lawsuit is kinda like a rite of passage.

But once these machines create a panic all they do is cancel the trades. Kinda feels like heads they win, tails retail is not allowed to take advantage of it.

Can the building be re leased without much renovations from the owner if the current tennet moves out? Can the owner manage the note payments while waiting for a new tennet? Most properties are build to service the company it was build for. Is this the case? Might be difficult to find a new tennet Who are you trying to rent the property to? Is there demand from that segement? can they operate a profitable business in your building?

It's a great idea if you are 100% sure you are going to earn a return greater than 3.875%. It's similar to the Will Rogers advice of buy stocks that go up; if they don't go up, don't buy them. If you know you can do it, then do it, if not, don't. For safety, simply buying BRK or FFH should give you better than 4% return, as long as you can tolerate the lumpiness -- that's why I'm thinking about this. back in 2007 I know a guy that thought about doing the same thing you are and actually for the same reason of buying BRK. BRK lost something like 1/3rd its value. Would you be able to sleep if that happens? Would your wife shoot you/leave you if that happens? As the old saying goes "Don't shit where you sleep"

Not sure why but I thought the statute of limitations had passed for this stuff. There was a rush to file I believe last year b/c some companies would lose the ability to sue. That's why I thought the above news regarding JPM and Bear a bit of a suprise.

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/ny-sues-jpmorgan-over-bear-002646117.html;_ylt=AuVJeu92dek7hNQnsGK0a2iiuYdG;_ylu=X3oDMTNyaDN0ZmczBG1pdANGUCBUb3AgU3RvcnkgTGVmdARwa2cDNmJjMTBiMzEtMDExZi0zOTFkLTk0NzYtZjI0YjQ5YzEzOWQ3BHBvcwMxBHNlYwN0b3Bfc3RvcnkEdmVyAzQzMTAxYzAwLTBjMzctMTFlMi1iM2I3LThiY2FhYjk3YjdhZQ--;_ylg=X3oDMTFpNzk0NjhtBGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRwc3RhaWQDBHBzdGNhdANob21lBHB0A3NlY3Rpb25z;_ylv=3 Will these lawsuits ever end. Schneiderman, a co-chair of the working group, told Reuters on September 20 that his office would take action shortly and that he expected federal authorities to do so as well. People familiar with the matter said a federal-state announcement was planned for Tuesday and Schneiderman's filing the case on Monday appears to have irked his federal colleagues. Two federal officials familiar with the investigation said that while the lawsuit was brought under New York State law, much of the investigation was handled at the federal level. Schneiderman's lawsuit, filed in New York State Supreme Court in Manhattan, was based on the Martin Act, New York State's powerful securities fraud statute, which does not require proof of intent to deceive. Similar cases against other banks will follow, according to a person familiar with the lawsuit.

AIG/warrants. 31.52% BAC/warrants. 43.10% NAVB 18.41% Still building. 6.92% Cash. 0.03%

We should form a support group for the cashless... 12 steps to build up a cash cushion and all that ;) Wish someone would. It's my biggest weakness.

$100,000.00 in 1919 had the same buying power as $1,367,709.09 in 2012. Annual inflation over this period was 2.85%. Via dollartimes

Would like to point out that working in different industries and understanding how things work provides alot more value then anything you read in a magazine, message board, or book. I've done the same kind of work in real estate, banking, healthcare, and money management. The k owlege gained regarding the operations of those industries and how businesses work has provided invaluable insight in framing a company when looking at something for a possible investment. This is knowledge you gain on a daily basis and the best thing is they pay you while gaining this knowledge.