What are the key differences in the philosophies of Henry David Thoreau and Ayn Rand?
Especially when it comes to things like personal freedom and relationship with the state? I am a follower of Emerson and Thoreau and was wondering if I should invest my time in the Fountainhead. Please give me an objective and intelligent answer free from any political bias.
Thanks
Selfishness or selflessness.
Rand sees no good as ever coming from the state. Thoreau sees the State as merely another tool, which maybe operated by the individual for good.
edit: Thoreau isn’t about retreat, did he retreat from the issue of slavery? Or did he force himself into the law’s machinery in order to fix the law? Rand would tear down the machine, rather than have the machine ill-used, sometimes.
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I have read intelligent investor witten by Benjamin graham.
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Should I let my Scientologist Sister Invest my Money?
My sister who is a scientologist happens to be an investment banker part time. I spent a lot of time with her and her fellow scientologists (xenu bless them) today, and we were talking about the economy.
She said that she knows some good strategies, and she could really help me earn back a lot of the money I have lost over the past year.
So should I go for her help? She really is an intelligent person.
I think you should. I mean, look at Tom Cruise and John Travolta. They’re bazillionaires!
Can somebody offer me a bit of intelligent career advice? Preferably a New Yorker.?
Long story short: I have about a year & a half left of undergrad here in Houston. My major is political science (I have always had an interest in the law/government). However, my heart belongs to the fine hearts. I love movies, music, museums, etc. Those are things that I feel enrich my life. The only problem is that I am afraid to take the risk of investing so much time and money into and education in that field. Realistically speaking, it is not easy to flourish in that area. Curatorial work is competitive as it is! I know I should do what makes me happy…..but how will I ever make the kind of money I want & need? The money makes a difference because NYC is my goal-I lived there when I was younger & I want to return. And the cost of living is insane-to live comfortably within manhattan I need to make upwards of 80K. If I knew I could work in an art gallery or be a professor of art history & live in a small town home, I’d have no problem. But I just don’t see how thats possible.
I’m a former New Yorker. Simply put, you will not make $80k out of college in fine arts (or any arts). I’m sorry:-) These fields are very competitive and the employers take advantage of this by paying peanuts. Don’t despair, though, you can get by on far less than you think. Plus, living in the low rent "artsy" areas will put you in touch with others in your field and develop a network that may help you land the next great job–perhaps even paying more than you made previously.
My first recommendation is to leverage your network and your friends’ networks to try and find someone already in the field. Even better–know anyone who buys art? I bet their broker would love to help a friend out….
how do i invest half a million?
so. i need financial advice.
home is fully paid off. 400 thousand.
business is fully paid off 400 thousand.
selling the business for 500 thousand.
where can i put my money. how do i invest. where do i invest. when to invest.
how could i make my money make more money.
CD’s? what do i do with half million.
no jokes please. only serious intelligent, rational, logical answers.
CDs are in my opinion a loosing proposition. Taxes, inflation, and the easy money fed policy yield a negative 3 to 5% return. Not too appetizing.
The big question that remains open, is how much do you need to generate in income to live? I can imagine the property taxes on a 400k home are something frightful. What 8k a year?
About the most income that can be generated from 500k is about 30k if there are no hiccups along the way. But that does not allow for much capital appreciation.
One fairly reasonable source of income with some capital appreciation built in is pipeline LPs. A couple that pay dividends of better than 6% (fully taxible) are ETP, PAA, SXL. There are others besides these 3. 60k maybe in those 3.
I am a fan of CHK for capital appreciation. A very large producer of natural gas with huge reserves. 50k maybe there.
I am also a fan of China and Chinese stocks are trading at much better prices than they have been in sometime. There are many funds that you can buy to invest in China. CHN, TDF, CAF, PGJ, and many others. About 50k there. What you are hoping for here is capital appreciation.
You need to keep about 50k in a money market fund. Take your pick.
Small cap stocks offer capital appreciation and diversification. 50k in PENNX.
50k in either SPY or RSP. I personally prefer RSP since it is not cap weighted.
50k in EFA a developed foreign index fund.
There are preferred stocks that pay better than 6% dividends that are tax advantaged but there is zero capital appreciation associated with them.
RNP currently distributes about 11% dividend. JPF about 9%. 50k in this type of investment would yield about 5k annually in income, about 3x a CD and tax advantaged too.
CAT, DE, LECO, TKR, IBM and other big exporters should do well as the $ becomes worthless. Place the rest of your bets on 10 of those type companies.
How do I figure out what Forex investing strategy is right for me?
I’m a big risk taker but I’m also very intelligent. I like to take the biggest risk as long as it makes sense (I manage risk well). I’m not running around tossing up money or anything like that. The bigger the risk, the bigger the reward. That’s been one of my moto’s. I would like to start trading as soon as I can and I am willing to be as patient as I need to be. I just want some direction so I can start learning and I don’t know how to determine what strategy to start with.
The best way to find out is to test the market and to know what type of trading personality you have. Ask yourself if you’re a short term, medium term or long term trader. This is the starting point, an anker on which you’ll base all your future trading decisions. Some start off with day trading to find out they’re better off swing trading or the other way around….if time permits.
There’s no clear cut way to decide what works for you and what type of trader you are. Like in a college/university one starts with the basics on which you grow to reach an osmosis. Same thing with trading. It’s a weeding out process, leaving only those things that are useful to you personally.
Technical analysis is a viable way (probably the most viable) of trading the forex. Whatever opinion goes around about finding a correct analysis and finding entries/exits, just know that TA is EXTREMELY popular, in part thanks to the lack of transparant fundamental information and the decentralized nature of the currency market. Fundamentals such as interest rates are the single most important driver of currencies, unfortunately that’s not always useful for short term or swing –traders. You’d also need a good understanding of economics to make interest rates work for you consistently.
Popular indicators are RSI, MACD, Stochastics, Fibonacci, Moving Averages, Bollinger Band, CCI and Candle patterns. However, a sound analysis starts with knowing recent price action as price is the ultimate indicator. You’d have to know when there’s a range, when there’s a trend and how both can interact. For each price pattern there are set indicators most appropriate for how the market currently behaves. For example, I’d not use Stochastics during an uptrend since the indicator can stay above 50 and/or 70 for a very long time, rendering most sell signals useless. On the other hand, there are indicators useful for both market conditions. A good example is the RSI. In either condition you’ll find these derived indicators more powerful when it matches current market behaviour.
What the charts show is actually all you got, so believe what you see and believe that it is happening NOW. This is not about what you fear might happen next. If that’s the mindset I promise you you’ll be in for a tough ride. Forex traders thrive on a positive attitude ready to get at it with full confidence.
I suggest to thouroughly research indicators to know their purpose well. For example, some claim when RSI is above 70 and crosses back below that level you should sell. If it was only that simple. Some traders use a 21 RSI with only a 50 level to determine the trend and use other indicators for entry/exit signals. What I’m trying to say is to not be afraid to use your common sense because the markets are something organic (people breeding on fear and greed are a natural phenomenon) and you need an organic approach with matching indicators (moving averages are the most organic of them all). Mechanical systems are therefore in my opinion less effective. How else would one make sense of the chaos of thousands and thousands of traders with different opinions?
Think how you would join all those traders moving the market up and down, when the different groups (using different timeframes) of traders converge to move the market even stronger. I think you’d find out on your own but I’m going to give a couple of tips anyway: Moving averages and Guppy theory
…. last but not least, less is more when constructing a strategy. Nobody needs a chart with an overload of information on it.
websites:
www.babypips.com
www.investopedia.com
www.fxcm.com
Considering the current state of Wall Street, how would you invest one million dollars if you had it and why?
I need a thoughtful and intelligent answer please.
I would invest in non-financial stocks, and commodoties. Why? Well, financial stocks are hanging by a thread, and commodoties historically increase as the dollar decreases.
Best guard dog for family with small children?
I would like to get a dog for protection and companionship as my husband frequently travels. I have 3 children ages 8, 5, and 18 mos. I prefer a dog that does not shed drastically as my oldest sometimes has allergic reactions to dogs with lots of hair. We have a very large home and a medium backyard. I am able to invest time exercising, grooming, and training if necessary. Please help me with your recommendations of an intelligent, family friendly guard dog, that would be an excellent deterrent to intruders.
Honestly any dog in a house is likely to serve as a deterrent for intruders. As soon as as a potential intruder hears a dog barking, they are likely to go away before they bother taking the time to find out what type of dog it is. I think you would be better off getting a dog suited for small children as most “guard dogs” tend to be larger breeds (rotties, German shepherds, Dobermans) and you certainly don’t want the little ones getting hurt. I myself have a Shepherd Mix who is a fantastic watch dog by nature but is a gentle love bug once the person gets inside and he realizes that it’s ok.
Beagles are also fantastic family pets. They shed very little and require little maintenance but have a very distinct baying sound that will most likely scare any intruders. They’re not really great watchdogs, but will probably bark or bay if someone comes to the door.
You will really need how you train these dogs if you do train them to be watchdogs because of your small children. You don’t want a dog that so concerned with protecting that he become aggressive with your children or their small friends that may come over. You should definitely consult a professional certified trainer to make sure that he isn’t protective to the point where he harms people he thinks he is protecting you against.
Best guard dog for family with small children?
I would like to get a dog for protection and companionship as my husband frequently travels. I have 3 children ages 8, 5, and 18 mos. I prefer a dog that does not shed drastically as my oldest sometimes has allergic reactions to dogs with lots of hair. We have a very large home and a medium backyard. I am able to invest time exercising, grooming, and training if necessary. Please help me with your recommendations of an intelligent, family friendly guard dog, that would be an excellent deterrent to intruders.
Honestly any dog in a house is likely to serve as a deterrent for intruders. As soon as as a potential intruder hears a dog barking, they are likely to go away before they bother taking the time to find out what type of dog it is. I think you would be better off getting a dog suited for small children as most “guard dogs” tend to be larger breeds (rotties, German shepherds, Dobermans) and you certainly don’t want the little ones getting hurt. I myself have a Shepherd Mix who is a fantastic watch dog by nature but is a gentle love bug once the person gets inside and he realizes that it’s ok.
Beagles are also fantastic family pets. They shed very little and require little maintenance but have a very distinct baying sound that will most likely scare any intruders. They’re not really great watchdogs, but will probably bark or bay if someone comes to the door.
You will really need how you train these dogs if you do train them to be watchdogs because of your small children. You don’t want a dog that so concerned with protecting that he become aggressive with your children or their small friends that may come over. You should definitely consult a professional certified trainer to make sure that he isn’t protective to the point where he harms people he thinks he is protecting you against.
Under the new Right-Wing definition of socialism how can they say Obama is a socialist but Bush was not?
or the people that supported and protected George Bush?
Some of George Bush’s bail outs
Bear Stearns 2008 for $30 billion
Fannie Mae / Freddie Mac 2008 for $400 billion
American International Group (A.I.G.) 2008 for $180 billion
Citigroup 2008 for $280 billion
Bank of America 2009 for $142.2 billion
Forced Bank of America to acquire Merrill Lynch.
Forced Banks to take TARP money to hide which ones were in trouble.
Created the biggest new entitlement since Lyndon Johnson, the Medicare drug benefit.
Signed the Patriot Act into law.
(Torture and domestic spying on U.S. citizens is still up for debate as being true or not)
http://www.forbes.com/2009/07/26/bank-america-paulson-intelligent-investing-merger.html
Your first few words cover it: Under the new right wing defiinition.
Under the new right wing definition of socialism anyone who gives a meal to a hungry person is a stinkin’ commie!!! Under the new right wing definition of socialism anyone with a non-Anglo name is a filthy terrorist…and a COMMIE!!! Under the new right wing definition of socialism anyone who takes a dime from the gov’t should be wearing khaki and waving a red book,…cos they’re a stinkin’ commie!!! Under the new right wing definition of socialism anyone who has some semblance of compassion for those less fortunate than themselves oughta be rode outta town on a rail, cos they’re…?