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All-time Return -45.09% (in 1 year)	Risk (SD) Moderate 0.00%	Sharpe Ratio -1.78
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Last Activity: Added NSC to bullish list on 06/01/08

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Symbol	SP Sentiment	Return	Since
NSC		-24.19%	06/01/08
WWY		n/a	06/01/08
WM		-258.24%	06/01/08
XOM		-15.18%	06/01/08
MCD		+7.26%	06/01/08
SKT	N/A	+4.87%	06/01/08
ESRX		+14.97%	06/01/08

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Revival of Rail about NSC 06/01/08
The train industry died when they forgot what line of business they were in. High gas should make them competitive again.

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Re: how much $$$ do you spend on your home work???? 06/01/08
Why pay when advisors exist? Most data can be obtained for free.

Re: market drop 06/01/08
Many factors underlie the volatility. I see gas prices as a positive. Although gas prices are at an all time high, spending was relatively flat in April excluding energy prices. This means that although more funds went to energy than in the year prior spending did not decline. Despite not being excited about what appears to be no growth, the media is so focused on the emotional component of pai...

Re: Reasons investors fail (and how to prevail) 06/01/08
I agree with your position. Emotions do come into play and Callan Charts show that those who chase returns tend to buy spectacular stocks and funds when their price reflects past performance. Your investment portfolio should be diversified with your retirement money in an automated plan to remove the human factor and force re-balancing that automatically buys low and sells high. This is now my ...

Re: Oil over inflated by speculators 06/01/08
Although it is true that there is speculation similar to the tech bubble, the differentiating factor is that demand for this product is inelastic meaning that supply has little impact on usage of energy. This is why prices react more to short term news than to current supply levels. I believe Oil will continue to go up and it will be an up and down ride to the high price.

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