Hey Walt...

In article
<378c35d7-3f12-41c6-a7cf-5cab407170fb.TakeThisOut@i72g2000hsd.googlegroups.com>,
<"Matt@bigempire"> wrote:

> My bank requires at least $5,000 for a MMF. My portfolio is somewhere
> more than nine dollars and less than, say, a trillion. How does a
> Carl's Jr. $6 Dollar Burger look long-term?

The Burger can be an excellent long-term investment. To preserve its
value, store it in a freezer or in a dry climate like Las Vegas. An
ideal location is inside Yucca Mountain, where the half-life of your
burger will be at least 250,000 years.

> > For cable TV, check out the package deals that include wireless phone
> > and broadband.  If you're unhappy with your cable provider, Verizon's
> > FIOS is supposed to be good.  If that's not available in your area,
> > then switch to satellite; I like DirecTV.
>
> Um, I meant which laundromat had the best coin-op screens. But, uh,
> thanks anyway, Mr. Moneybags.

Not so fast, Mr. Class Warfare. Your local Best Buy or Circuit City
offers quality TV viewing at no charge, with stunning high-def screens
and surround sound. Arrive early and be prepared to fight the other
bums for best seating.

--- Walt
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In article
<ccd49886-69b2-4fe3-aa78-9621306566dd.RemoveThis@s12g2000prg.googlegroups.com>,
EVIL ELVIS <hehatemetoo69.RemoveThis@hotmail.com> wrote:

> How's my stock doing?
>
> --EE--

Okay, you can be El Paso Electric Company (EE). After gaining 4.9% in
2007, you're down 9.2% so far in 2008.

Hey man, you're an electric utility that pays no dividend -- what's up
with that?

--- Walt
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WALT??? SWAMI??? YEAH RITE, HIM AND RONALD...TOGETHER...SWAMI OF STOCKS AND
PRO-SPORT RESULT PICKERS!!! SHIRLEE YA BE GESTING...RIGHT???
=SEN0UR TR0UT=

--
"It is easier to obtain forgiveness than to secure permission"

"Marshall" <a8d90da DeleteThis @webnntp.invalid> wrote in message
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>I think of you as a kinda stock picking swami, and wanted your opinion on
> gaming stocks. They haven't had a good run recently. Wynn, LVSands and
> MGM are all down at least 30% from their 52-week highs.
>
> Today however, Wynn was up 7% and LVSands was up 9%. On a day where the
> market tanked, that's pretty good. BTW, that "down at least 30%" number
> includes today's gains.
>
> I've always heard that when times are bad, you want to own sin stocks.
> What does it look like in the Walt crystal ball?
>
> Thanks,
> Marshall
>
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Meanwhile Burt, my portfolio stayed ahead of S&P for the 9 straight year.

I am not getting rich here (yet), but that one call earlier in the year was
a true touchdown.

I continue to look at what people are calling a "recession." The housing
market looked more like greed and stupidity to me.

Greed on the part of all the amateur 'flippers' and stupidity on all the
buyers who bought their first home with their emotions and not their
wallets. Many lenders also got caught up in making loans that just were not
going to work, but took the commissions anyway.

On the commercial real estate business side, at least in Green Valley and
Henderson, while I see a lot of home foreclosure, I don't see that much
business strip mall foreclosure-at least not on Stephanie, Horizon, Eastern
and Sunset. Lending continues to be moderate and weak but may that is not a
bad thing as the market adjusts.

And if this is indeed a recession, where is everyone getting all this money
to gamble with? Sometimes despite all the reading I do, I just take a look
at the neighborhood see how and what people are buying, (and sometimes what
they are NOT buying) and go from there.

Here is a strange one for you, ever studied the connection between rising
egg prices every 10-20 years and the economy? I am writing an article about
it now which I hope to publish next month.

Call me crazy but check what were sharp price increases in eggs in 1974,
1990 and 2007. The economy "burped" and then as things cooled off, egg
prices slowly began to drop and the market rebounded.

Ok, cart me away, but keep an eye on them eggs.

--
Big Mikey/The Masarsky Group


"Burt Cohen" <burtcohen1.TakeThisOut@aol.com> wrote in message
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> Walt wrote:
>> In article <t1hn75xg2p.ln2.TakeThisOut@recgroups.com>, Marshall
>> <a8d90da.TakeThisOut@webnntp.invalid> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>I think of you as a kinda stock picking swami, and wanted your opinion on
>>>gaming stocks. They haven't had a good run recently. Wynn, LVSands and
>>>MGM are all down at least 30% from their 52-week highs.
>>>
>>>Today however, Wynn was up 7% and LVSands was up 9%. On a day where the
>>>market tanked, that's pretty good. BTW, that "down at least 30%" number
>>>includes today's gains.
>>>
>>>I've always heard that when times are bad, you want to own sin stocks.
>>>What does it look like in the Walt crystal ball?
>>>
>>>Thanks,
>>>Marshall
>>
>>
>> I don't know, man. Ol' Swami's been taking it on the chin lately like
>> everyone else. Even the 2007 AVLV Stock Derby winner, Cameron
>> International (CAM), is down 20% this year.
>>
>> LVS or WYNN still seem like too much of a gamble with their high P/E
>> ratios. I think there could be more downside, especially if there's a
>> serious recession.
>>
>> Cramer's advice about picking stocks now that pay good dividends sounds
>> sensible. I bought some GM preferred (GPM) which he mentioned last
>> week. It yields over 7-1/2% right now, and GM's long-term prospects
>> seem to be turning at least mildly better. If the Fed continues to
>> lowers interest rates, this one could be a good bet.
>>
>> Another stock I bought recently is UST, which produces smokeless
>> tobacco like Skoal and Copenhagen and owns several wine brands
>> including Chateau St. Michelle and Columbia Crest. I made some money
>> on this one the last time it ran up in 2006. It currently yields about
>> 4.3%. The stock fell around 3% today and I bought more.
>>
>> If you want to take a flyer on a tech stock, there's Sigma Designs
>> (SIGM), which I've seen recommended in Forbes and elsewhere in recent
>> months. They make advanced video processing chips for things like
>> Blu-Ray players. John Dvorak reported there was a lot of buzz about
>> Sigma at CES last month. It dropped about 13% today to $43.16, so I
>> bought some more at a little higher price than what I paid recently.
>>
>> Disclaimer: none of this should be taken to mean I know what I'm
>> talking about, although if by some chance you make money, I will of
>> course take full credit.
>>
>> --- Walt
>
> Instead of that cut-and-paste, you should have just said...
>
> RED DAWN!!!
>
> -Burt
>
> --
> "I don't want to be your clown anymore. I don't want to do your donkey
> work."
>
> Binzer to Dan Tanna in Vega$ episode 19 "Doubtful Target"
>
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Yup.

Gets sunburned often on that bald head-even on cloudy days.

He needs to put on some Shuntan lotion.

--
Big Mikey/The Masarsky Group

"fran" <frann777.RemoveThis@msn.com> wrote in message
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On Feb 5, 10:57 pm, "CyßerHoG®" <cyber....RemoveThis@hanginwiththehogs.com>
wrote:
> "Fran S" <frann....RemoveThis@msn.com> wrote in message
>
> news:28056-47A929CB-78@baytvnwsxa002.msntv.msn.com...
>
> > Hey Walt: I know I haven't posted in months and months but I have been
> > here in the background. When your (sic) done helping everyone else I
> > need you to look in you're (sic) crystal ball and let me know if I'll
> > hit the big one this winter. Thanks in advance.
>
> > Oh, also I was curious, do you walk to work or carry you're (sic) lunch?
>
> > Fran
>
> Hey Fran,
>
> Nice to see you on "the avlv" again. Your (sic) always a welcome sight.
>
> To help you answer you're (sic) question: Walt doen't walk or carry
> anything. He cuts and pastes.

Hey CyberH, I've been here the whole time, you just weren't looking
hard enough. You must have been blinded by the shun (oops I meant
sun).

Fran
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Oh, that WAS you?

Damn, you did look familiar while I was getting a Dr Pepper and a tootsie at
the K-Store next door.

"Hey, Mista, why are you sitting there staring at the dryer going round and
round in your undaware?"

--
Big Mikey/The Masarsky Group

"Matt@bigempire" <matt.DeleteThis@bigempire.com> wrote in message
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On Feb 5, 11:03 pm, Walt <n....DeleteThis@none.void> wrote:

> Not so fast, Mr. Class Warfare. Your local Best Buy or Circuit City
> offers quality TV viewing at no charge, with stunning high-def screens
> and surround sound. Arrive early and be prepared to fight the other
> bums for best seating.

No shoes no shirt, no service. Laundromat lets me watch in my
underwear.

Matt
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O =SEN0UR TR0UT= YOU DA MAN!!! IT PROBABLY TESTS THAT WaLT CARACTER TO
REMEMBER TO FLUSH EACH TIME...


"It is easier to obtain forgiveness than to secure permission"


"=SEN0UR TR0UT=" <trout51 RemoveThis @tx.1TR.com> wrote in message
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> WALT??? SWAMI??? YEAH RITE, HIM AND RONALD...TOGETHER...SWAMI OF STOCKS
> AND PRO-SPORT RESULT PICKERS!!! SHIRLEE YA BE GESTING...RIGHT???
> =SEN0UR TR0UT=
>
> --
> "It is easier to obtain forgiveness than to secure permission"
>
> "Marshall" <a8d90da RemoveThis @webnntp.invalid> wrote in message
> news:t1hn75xg2p.ln2@recgroups.com...
>>I think of you as a kinda stock picking swami, and wanted your opinion on
>> gaming stocks. They haven't had a good run recently. Wynn, LVSands and
>> MGM are all down at least 30% from their 52-week highs.
>>
>> Today however, Wynn was up 7% and LVSands was up 9%. On a day where the
>> market tanked, that's pretty good. BTW, that "down at least 30%" number
>> includes today's gains.
>>
>> I've always heard that when times are bad, you want to own sin stocks.
>> What does it look like in the Walt crystal ball?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Marshall
>>
>> ____________________________________________________________________
>> RecGroups : the community-oriented newsreader : www.recgroups.com
>>
>>
>
>
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