Comments on: Five Safe Investments http://www.outofdebtchristian.com/investing/five-safe-investments/ Christian Debt Help Sun, 14 Mar 2010 04:03:37 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Loose Change: 9/3/09 | busabc.com http://www.outofdebtchristian.com/investing/five-safe-investments/comment-page-1/#comment-2571 Loose Change: 9/3/09 | busabc.com Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:49:53 +0000 http://www.outofdebtchristian.com/?p=3367#comment-2571 [...] Investing: -What it means to sell a stock short and how to do it. [SmartMoney] -Trader Joe’s has a cult following. Here’s how you can build a cult following of your own. [ABDPBT] -Five worry-free and safe investments, according to one blogger. [Out of Debt Christian] [...] [...] Investing: -What it means to sell a stock short and how to do it. [SmartMoney] -Trader Joe’s has a cult following. Here’s how you can build a cult following of your own. [ABDPBT] -Five worry-free and safe investments, according to one blogger. [Out of Debt Christian] [...]

]]> By: Roger Metzler http://www.outofdebtchristian.com/investing/five-safe-investments/comment-page-1/#comment-2277 Roger Metzler Thu, 26 Nov 2009 20:35:44 +0000 http://www.outofdebtchristian.com/?p=3367#comment-2277 Its hard to know when the original article was posted, but Joseph is right. Muni bonds are going to be very scary. Would you want any Calif Muni bond? Any New York Muni bond, or muni bonds from any of the 15 or so other states flirting with bankruptcy? None of the muni bonds are going to get bailed out by their respective states. The rest of the points equally ignore the present market conditions Its hard to know when the original article was posted, but Joseph is right. Muni bonds are going to be very scary. Would you want any Calif Muni bond? Any New York Muni bond, or muni bonds from any of the 15 or so other states flirting with bankruptcy? None of the muni bonds are going to get bailed out by their respective states.
The rest of the points equally ignore the present market conditions

]]> By: Joseph L. Sexton http://www.outofdebtchristian.com/investing/five-safe-investments/comment-page-1/#comment-2027 Joseph L. Sexton Fri, 04 Sep 2009 02:30:12 +0000 http://www.outofdebtchristian.com/?p=3367#comment-2027 The only investment I will put money in now is a well researched STOCK, in a company that is flush with money & pays a decent dividend as in 4% & up. At least if it declines the dividend pays into my MM. The only investment I will put money in now is a well researched STOCK, in a company that is flush with money & pays a decent dividend as in 4% & up. At least if it declines the dividend pays into my MM.

]]> By: Jason @ Redeeming Riches http://www.outofdebtchristian.com/investing/five-safe-investments/comment-page-1/#comment-2018 Jason @ Redeeming Riches Wed, 02 Sep 2009 17:12:49 +0000 http://www.outofdebtchristian.com/?p=3367#comment-2018 Items 1-3 I agree with, but bonds and muni bonds I'd have to respectfully disagree. If 2008 taught us anything it's that your normal idea of "safe" isn't safe. Many conservative investors with 80% in various bonds were still down 20% last year! What makes muni bonds even scarier right now is that there are many municipalities that are dead broke and begging for money from the Fed. If they don't have cash, they certainly don't have much money to be paying the interest on these notes. I'm not saying these aren't viable investments, I would just classify these as "safer" and not "safe". Items 1-3 I agree with, but bonds and muni bonds I’d have to respectfully disagree.

If 2008 taught us anything it’s that your normal idea of “safe” isn’t safe.

Many conservative investors with 80% in various bonds were still down 20% last year!

What makes muni bonds even scarier right now is that there are many municipalities that are dead broke and begging for money from the Fed. If they don’t have cash, they certainly don’t have much money to be paying the interest on these notes.

I’m not saying these aren’t viable investments, I would just classify these as “safer” and not “safe”.

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