Comments on: Northwest Stock Picks for 2011, From the “Guess the Dow” Club http://thesunbreak.com/2011/01/19/northwest-stock-picks-for-2011-from-the-guess-the-dow-club/ Curious Georges in a conversation with Seattle Thu, 30 Jun 2011 23:14:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: bilco http://thesunbreak.com/2011/01/19/northwest-stock-picks-for-2011-from-the-guess-the-dow-club/#comment-3678 bilco Fri, 21 Jan 2011 21:21:00 +0000 /2011/01/19/northwest-stock-picks-for-2011-from-the-guess-the-dow-club#comment-3678 okay, well, first time someone's accused me of being too sober! okay, well, first time someone’s accused me of being too sober!

]]> By: Michael van Baker http://thesunbreak.com/2011/01/19/northwest-stock-picks-for-2011-from-the-guess-the-dow-club/#comment-3677 Michael van Baker Thu, 20 Jan 2011 22:10:00 +0000 /2011/01/19/northwest-stock-picks-for-2011-from-the-guess-the-dow-club#comment-3677 Well, where is the fun in that? Look, I don't really like casinos, so stock picking seems like a more interesting bet. Though I will agree that index funds are more likely to reward the more sober investor, I'm not willing to cede the local market completely. If you see value, take advantage. Just don't do it with your retirement account. Well, where is the fun in that? Look, I don’t really like casinos, so stock picking seems like a more interesting bet. Though I will agree that index funds are more likely to reward the more sober investor, I’m not willing to cede the local market completely. If you see value, take advantage. Just don’t do it with your retirement account.

]]> By: bilco http://thesunbreak.com/2011/01/19/northwest-stock-picks-for-2011-from-the-guess-the-dow-club/#comment-3676 bilco Thu, 20 Jan 2011 02:51:00 +0000 /2011/01/19/northwest-stock-picks-for-2011-from-the-guess-the-dow-club#comment-3676 Trying to pick stocks is for fools - do you really think you have information that the rest of the market doesn't have about these companies?<br/><br/>Sure, fun for a parlor game, but not for money.<br/><br/>Buy index funds! Trying to pick stocks is for fools – do you really think you have information that the rest of the market doesn’t have about these companies?

Sure, fun for a parlor game, but not for money.

Buy index funds!

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