50% decline from the 2007 high is historic. This is a once in a generation event. A once in a lifetime chance to invest at the lowest possible prices anyone could hope for. All one needs is to be able to decipher the gold from the rocks. The great companies from the bad ones. I'm currently working on my 4th quarter 2008 analysis, and I'll be glad to share my findings in this thread when I'm finished...

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^^^ please do

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Be prepared to lose EVERYTHING you invest at the current time. The ripples in the pond have just started.

I won't be retiring for another 30 years so my strategy will remain the same as it was before this crisis: continued investment through proper asset allocation.

Something along of lines of this:

Domestic equity: 30%
Foreign developed equity: 15%
Emerging market equity: 5%
Real estate: 20%
US Treasury bonds: 15%
US Treasury inflation-protected securities: 15%

David Swenson's Unconventional Success: A Fundamental Approach to Personal Investment is good read for those willing to delve in a little deeper.

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Originally posted by Al ^^^ please do

Yes, please

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It all depends on the time scale and the risks you are ready to take. Mid/short term I say buy shares with a negative beta (http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beta_(finance)).

would it be worth me investing like 50 quid on the DOW?> sorry i donr know fuck all about stocks and that sorta stuff.. but if i could make back maybe 2 grand from it, then id be happy

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Originally posted by [N]ûk|êû[Z] would it be worth me investing like 50 quid on the DOW?> sorry i donr know fuck all about stocks and that sorta stuff.. but if i could make back maybe 2 grand from it, then id be happy

50 quids as in 50 Pounds??? hahahah wtf are you talking about, no one will waste his time for such a small trade.

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Originally posted by malek 50 quids as in 50 Pounds??? hahahah wtf are you talking about, no one will waste his time for such a small trade.

oh come on thats like a 100 dollars ! i mean fuck man! do you know how much stella and cigarettes i could get for that!?

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Ninety three million five thousand flows, and heres one more for the HOoOoOoOOO'S!!!

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Originally posted by [N]ûk|êû[Z] oh come on thats like 70 dollars

boy has the pound got weak in a hurry

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Originally posted by verndogs boy has the pound got weak in a hurry

haha

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Originally posted by [N]ûk|êû[Z] oh come on thats like a 100 dollars ! i mean fuck man! do you know how much stella and cigarettes i could get for that!?

I think you'de be better off buying beer and then return the bottles for refund... you'de make more money than playing the stocks.

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