If you reread my message you will see that I specified bond funds; not bonds. Unlike bonds, bond funds offer daily liquidity the same as any mutual fund.
Matt Liotta President & CEO Montara Software, Inc. http://www.montarasoftware.com/ 888-408-0900 x901 > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, December 24, 2002 4:08 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: RE: RE: MS CF? (getting OT) > > I don't remember the exact reasoning (something to do with the value of > bonds and the rates they mature at being tied to the economy), but I do > remember hearing on public radio ( Fresh Air I think ) that the leap a lot > of people have been making to Bonds may actually be a bad thing. Iirc what > they said was -- having / buying bonds isn't such a bad thing, but you > shouldn't put too much of your portfolio into them because there's a good > chance that they will not produce the desired stability that people are > buying them for. So if you're heavy in bonds in the hope they'll be > stable, it's possible you might wind up with a rude awakening as they fail > to mature on time. > > Original Message ----------------------- > We sold off our equity positions in 2000 and moved the money into bond > funds. > > Matt Liotta > President & CEO > Montara Software, Inc. > http://www.montarasoftware.com/ > 888-408-0900 x901 > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Rob Rohan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Monday, December 23, 2002 1:52 PM > > To: CF-Talk > > Subject: RE: MS CF? (getting OT) > > > > Where are all the "winners" now? > > > > Rob > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Luce, Greg [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Monday, December 23, 2002 10:42 AM > > To: CF-Talk > > Subject: RE: MS CF? (getting OT) > > > > > > I could ask the guys on the trading floor for their opinion, but I > don't > > think I have to. I guess I should have specified "Investing in the > stock > > market to make money" as opposed to just "The stock market". I didn't > know > > there was a different way to look at it though. Perhaps that explains > some > > things. Throughout the 90s I wondered how "everyone" was winning. Now > I > > see > > there is a whole other segment. I wondered who was losing. > > > > Greg > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Rob Rohan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Monday, December 23, 2002 1:33 PM > > To: CF-Talk > > Subject: RE: MS CF? (getting OT) > > > > > > Funny, I was under the impression the stock market was about stock. If > I > > am > > not mistaken when you buy stock you are buying a piece of the company > - > > therefore, you are saying "I like what this company is doing I am > going to > > give them money so they can do what they are doing some more." - > weather > > you > > mean to or not. > > > > It has become a Las Vegas type institution where most don't care where > > their > > "vote" is going, but it goes none-the-less. > > > > Thank you for your good luck wishes, but from the tone of your reply, > I > > think you will need the luck more then I will. > > > > Rob > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Luce, Greg [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Monday, December 23, 2002 10:14 AM > > To: CF-Talk > > Subject: RE: MS CF? > > > > > > The Stock Market is all about money. That's the first rule of > investing. > > Buying or selling stocks based on any other ideas is just silly. Good > luck > > with that. > > > > Greg > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Rob Rohan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Monday, December 23, 2002 12:58 PM > > To: CF-Talk > > Subject: RE: MS CF? > > > > > > Well, welcome to America where you vote means nothing unless there is > an > > amount of money tied to it. I buy stocks in companies where I like > their > > business practices, think they have good products, and approve of how > they > > treat their staff. > > > > Sometimes I loose money, often I make money. Because in the end how > you > > run > > your business is how you wind up being treated - in this world or the > > next. > > > > I disapprove of a lot of Microsoft's business practices, and I think > they > > are an ethically bad company. They make money - yes - but that is all > they > > do. > > > > Plus I sleep *really* well. > > > > ALL IMHO as it is my funny green pieces of paper that we have put > value > > on. > > > > (If you think it's all about the money - I pity you) > > Rob > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Cantrell, Adam [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Monday, December 23, 2002 9:39 AM > > To: CF-Talk > > Subject: RE: MS CF? > > > > > > Why would you sell it? I'm no Wall St. slickster, but wouldn't you > make > > out > > well if you were suddenly in possession of $54 MS stock in exchange > for > > your > > $11 MM shares? > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Rob Rohan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: Monday, December 23, 2002 11:32 AM > > > To: CF-Talk > > > Subject: RE: MS CF? > > > > > > > > > Ha, from the Robertson-Ravo news source :) > > > > > > Guess now I *don't* have to sell my Macromedia stock, whew! > > > > > > Rob > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Robertson-Ravo, Neil (RX) > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: Monday, December 23, 2002 9:04 AM > > > To: CF-Talk > > > Subject: RE: MS CF? > > > > > > > > > its not > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Rob Rohan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: 23 December 2002 17:07 > > > To: CF-Talk > > > Subject: RE: MS CF? > > > > > > > > > Please tell me this isn't true. > > > > > > Rob > > > > > > http://treebeard.sourceforge.net > > > http://ruinworld.sourceforge.net > > > Scientia Est Potentia > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Len Conrad [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: Monday, December 23, 2002 2:07 AM > > > To: CF-Talk > > > Subject: MS CF? > > > > > > > > > http://theregister.co.uk/content/4/28667.html > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com