Comments on: First Sign of World War III? http://www.1stMillionAt33.com/2006/07/first-sign-of-world-war-iii/ A site to share my tips, tools, and humble thoughts on the journey to wealth Sun, 02 Oct 2011 19:26:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: frugal http://www.1stMillionAt33.com/2006/07/first-sign-of-world-war-iii/comment-page-1/#comment-604 frugal Thu, 20 Jul 2006 05:24:10 +0000 http://www.1stMillionAt33.com/2006/07/first-sign-of-world-war-iii/#comment-604 Barrell, Thanks for correcting my English. I don't hide the fact that I'm far from perfect in English. Money/capital has no eyes, and it only tries to find the highest return. But I try to invest ethically. I think there are things that are far more important than money. I'm in the camp of pacifist. I believe that there are almost always a better way than wars. The world should not be about battling to secure status. We, humans, can talk over it and choose more peaceful means. We're (or should be) an advanced CIVILization. Barrell,
Thanks for correcting my English. I don’t hide the fact that I’m far from perfect in English.
Money/capital has no eyes, and it only tries to find the highest return. But I try to invest ethically. I think there are things that are far more important than money.
I’m in the camp of pacifist. I believe that there are almost always a better way than wars. The world should not be about battling to secure status. We, humans, can talk over it and choose more peaceful means. We’re (or should be) an advanced CIVILization.

]]> By: Barrell http://www.1stMillionAt33.com/2006/07/first-sign-of-world-war-iii/comment-page-1/#comment-603 Barrell Thu, 20 Jul 2006 03:57:45 +0000 http://www.1stMillionAt33.com/2006/07/first-sign-of-world-war-iii/#comment-603 Frugal, "I would probably choose death than investing a single dollar targeting specifically for defense industry." I think you mean you would "rather" choose death, so don't buy any. I see good intermediate growth in the sector due to increased spending by the US on defense and with all the heavy use on the military equip and hardware going on right now, there will need to be many maint/repair and replacements in the near to intermediate future. You want to talk about suffering , how about the revolutionary war, the civil war, WW II, now thats some hardship and blood and tears. Thankfully for todays generation, those before us have secured our present status, now its up to us to secure a future for the next generation. And that includes the next generation of Iraqi's etc. Frugal,
“I would probably choose death than investing a single dollar targeting specifically for defense industry.”

I think you mean you would “rather” choose death, so don’t buy any. I see good intermediate growth in the sector due to increased spending by the US on defense and with all the heavy use on the military equip and hardware going on right now, there will need to be many maint/repair and replacements in the near to intermediate future. You want to talk about suffering , how about the revolutionary war, the civil war, WW II, now thats some hardship and blood and tears. Thankfully for todays generation, those before us have secured our present status, now its up to us to secure a future for the next generation. And that includes the next generation of Iraqi’s etc.

]]> By: frugal http://www.1stMillionAt33.com/2006/07/first-sign-of-world-war-iii/comment-page-1/#comment-587 frugal Wed, 19 Jul 2006 00:40:47 +0000 http://www.1stMillionAt33.com/2006/07/first-sign-of-world-war-iii/#comment-587 Barrell, I meant restraining Israel verbally by Bush. Wars are the worst activities that human can engage in. If you or your families live in Iraq, Israel, or Lebanon, will you still say the same thing? Look at the bloods & tears in the pictures. Please be sympathetic and compassionate to every human being. I would probably choose death than investing a single dollar targeting specifically for defense industry. Barrell, I meant restraining Israel verbally by Bush. Wars are the worst activities that human can engage in. If you or your families live in Iraq, Israel, or Lebanon, will you still say the same thing? Look at the bloods & tears in the pictures. Please be sympathetic and compassionate to every human being.

I would probably choose death than investing a single dollar targeting specifically for defense industry.

]]> By: Barrell http://www.1stMillionAt33.com/2006/07/first-sign-of-world-war-iii/comment-page-1/#comment-586 Barrell Wed, 19 Jul 2006 00:24:01 +0000 http://www.1stMillionAt33.com/2006/07/first-sign-of-world-war-iii/#comment-586 I disagree that Bush should attempt to restrain Israel. I also don't think the situation there is that critical to the US. We are currently in our own war, which, IMO could be much further along should we have used our firepower more completely and not have been so concerned with the infrastructure of Iraq. The region surrounding Israel is intent on destroying it and the latest conflict (although more severe than many recent ones) is just another in a long line of regional,social,racial and religious conflict that will most likely dominate the region for the duration of our lives. The turmoil in the Middle East is nothing new. The latest events between Israel and Lebanon clearly show the volitility of the region. I think military action is the only way to a peaceful and stable future for the middle east. I plan on buying more Defense Contractor stock this week. Im looking into PPA. I disagree that Bush should attempt to restrain Israel. I also don’t think the situation there is that critical to the US. We are currently in our own war, which, IMO could be much further along should we have used our firepower more completely and not have been so concerned with the infrastructure of Iraq. The region surrounding Israel is intent on destroying it and the latest conflict (although more severe than many recent ones) is just another in a long line of regional,social,racial and religious conflict that will most likely dominate the region for the duration of our lives. The turmoil in the Middle East is nothing new. The latest events between Israel and Lebanon clearly show the volitility of the region. I think military action is the only way to a peaceful and stable future for the middle east. I plan on buying more Defense Contractor stock this week. Im looking into PPA.

]]> By: Freedumb http://www.1stMillionAt33.com/2006/07/first-sign-of-world-war-iii/comment-page-1/#comment-583 Freedumb Tue, 18 Jul 2006 20:43:56 +0000 http://www.1stMillionAt33.com/2006/07/first-sign-of-world-war-iii/#comment-583 "We are only waiting for the Supreme Leader's green light to take action. If America wants to ignite World War Three ... we welcome it," he said." <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060718/wl_nm/mideast_iran_hizbollah_dc_1" rel="nofollow">Read more here...</a> Not good...I definitely think things are getting out of hand. “We are only waiting for the Supreme Leader’s green light to take action. If America wants to ignite World War Three … we welcome it,” he said.” Read more here…

Not good…I definitely think things are getting out of hand.

]]> By: frugal http://www.1stMillionAt33.com/2006/07/first-sign-of-world-war-iii/comment-page-1/#comment-579 frugal Mon, 17 Jul 2006 21:54:46 +0000 http://www.1stMillionAt33.com/2006/07/first-sign-of-world-war-iii/#comment-579 Jason, There is an article on <a href="http://www.investorgeeks.com/articles/2006/07/11/a-buck-a-yen-a-mark-or-a-pound/" rel="nofollow">investorgeek on betting against $US</a>. Just click on the link above. I did comment on that article, and I don't think that some of the solutions he proposed is good. Betting against $US can be a very tricky business. But the problem with fall of $US has far-reaching consequences, and even if you can hedge all of $US risk, you cannot hedge many other risks such as inflation and economic recession/depression that will derive directly the fall of $US. And there is an eternal debate on whether things will unfold as deflation due to slow downs in economic activities or inflation due to the monetary printing by world central banks. The link that BlueDaze posted is by Marc Faber, the best known deflationist. The answer in my mind however is pretty clear. I will need to elaborate in details on arguing my case for inflation. The key question is really "inflation of what?" and "deflation of what?" Once you can answer that logically, then inflation/deflation debate can be cleared up. Jason,
There is an article on investorgeek on betting against $US. Just click on the link above. I did comment on that article, and I don’t think that some of the solutions he proposed is good. Betting against $US can be a very tricky business. But the problem with fall of $US has far-reaching consequences, and even if you can hedge all of $US risk, you cannot hedge many other risks such as inflation and economic recession/depression that will derive directly the fall of $US.
And there is an eternal debate on whether things will unfold as deflation due to slow downs in economic activities or inflation due to the monetary printing by world central banks. The link that BlueDaze posted is by Marc Faber, the best known deflationist. The answer in my mind however is pretty clear. I will need to elaborate in details on arguing my case for inflation. The key question is really “inflation of what?” and “deflation of what?” Once you can answer that logically, then inflation/deflation debate can be cleared up.

]]> By: BlueDaze http://www.1stMillionAt33.com/2006/07/first-sign-of-world-war-iii/comment-page-1/#comment-577 BlueDaze Mon, 17 Jul 2006 16:46:15 +0000 http://www.1stMillionAt33.com/2006/07/first-sign-of-world-war-iii/#comment-577 This is out of topic. But worth reading and reflecting on the insightful article by Marc Faber http://www.moneyweek.com/file/15199/why-an-inflationary-bust-is-inevitable.html This is out of topic. But worth reading and reflecting on the insightful article by Marc Faber

http://www.moneyweek.com/file/15199/why-an-inflationary-bust-is-inevitable.html

]]> By: Frank http://www.1stMillionAt33.com/2006/07/first-sign-of-world-war-iii/comment-page-1/#comment-576 Frank Mon, 17 Jul 2006 15:47:27 +0000 http://www.1stMillionAt33.com/2006/07/first-sign-of-world-war-iii/#comment-576 Israle's retaliation is too ferocious. It completely eliminate my sympathy to it. How many lives have Israle killed? Israle’s retaliation is too ferocious. It completely eliminate my sympathy to it.

How many lives have Israle killed?

]]> By: Grant http://www.1stMillionAt33.com/2006/07/first-sign-of-world-war-iii/comment-page-1/#comment-575 Grant Mon, 17 Jul 2006 14:58:16 +0000 http://www.1stMillionAt33.com/2006/07/first-sign-of-world-war-iii/#comment-575 I agree that oil is the place to be during this crisis. There are so many different geo-political forces pulling at the commodity that it's tough to think oil is going anywhere but up. Jason, one way to hedge your bet is to go against the market with ProShares double inverse ETF's. They essentially short the market based on various indices, and you can trade them just like any other ETF. With the economy slowing, world political tensions rising... this might be a good hedge. -Grant TheCornerOfficeBlog.com I agree that oil is the place to be during this crisis. There are so many different geo-political forces pulling at the commodity that it’s tough to think oil is going anywhere but up.

Jason, one way to hedge your bet is to go against the market with ProShares double inverse ETF’s. They essentially short the market based on various indices, and you can trade them just like any other ETF. With the economy slowing, world political tensions rising… this might be a good hedge.

-Grant
TheCornerOfficeBlog.com

]]> By: Jason http://www.1stMillionAt33.com/2006/07/first-sign-of-world-war-iii/comment-page-1/#comment-574 Jason Mon, 17 Jul 2006 14:42:37 +0000 http://www.1stMillionAt33.com/2006/07/first-sign-of-world-war-iii/#comment-574 This might seem like a really dumb question, but how can US investors "hedge" their investments in the US? All of my experience in investing has been with US investment vehicles (stocks, real estate, etc.). You mention investing in Gold and Oil as betting against the US. What other alternatives are there? You've written several articles on investing in Gold, Silver and Master Limited Partnerships. Perhaps you can bring these (and other) ideas together in one article that explains how to bet against the US. This might seem like a really dumb question, but how can US investors “hedge” their investments in the US? All of my experience in investing has been with US investment vehicles (stocks, real estate, etc.). You mention investing in Gold and Oil as betting against the US. What other alternatives are there?

You’ve written several articles on investing in Gold, Silver and Master Limited Partnerships. Perhaps you can bring these (and other) ideas together in one article that explains how to bet against the US.

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