tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37886248.post1855882933128545682..comments2024-03-22T00:35:19.082-07:00Comments on Casual Kitchen: How to Own the Consumer Products Industry--And I Mean Literally Own ItDanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02388302796031288076noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37886248.post-27340895944788215992011-03-18T10:32:17.635-07:002011-03-18T10:32:17.635-07:00Terrific information! Thanks.Terrific information! Thanks.Tanyanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37886248.post-46846211990869589352011-02-01T14:04:57.741-08:002011-02-01T14:04:57.741-08:00Thanks for the early feedback. Yeah I wasn't s...Thanks for the early feedback. Yeah I wasn't sure if this post was going to go over like a lead balloon or strike a chord with people. ;)<br /><br />Katie Mack: I think a thorough answer to your question is really beyond the scope of a comment thread. I am pretty bullish right now on both the market and the economy (please trust that as far as you can throw it), but there's a wrinkle here. If the economy is going to explode upward, say in a best-case recovery scenario, then, yes, conservative stocks will probably underperform somewhat. Investors will want to be exposed to more economically-sensitive sectors. But, as you say, that's when you can potentially look at retailing stocks for example. <br />If the economy limps along or gradually improves, consumer products stocks (the Cokes, the Pepsis, etc.) should do fairly well, both relative to the market and in absolute terms. Plus there's nothing wrong with cashing a nice juicy dividend check every quarter. <br /><br />Chacha: I couldn't agree more. What's a bit sad to me is how easy it is for so many to whine about big powerful companies <em>when all this information is right there at our fingertips.</em> And not only that, but it costs just a few mouse clicks and eight bucks a trade to buy a few shares of stock.<br /><br />Thanks for your thoughts! What are other peoples' reactions and insights?<br /><br />DKDanielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02388302796031288076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37886248.post-83456112205511753222011-02-01T13:35:49.304-08:002011-02-01T13:35:49.304-08:00ooooh, now that's different! Great work!
I&#...ooooh, now that's different! Great work!<br /><br />I'm in manager-chosen funds right now because I have too much going on to pay the proper amount of attention to my investments. But I want to give an illustration to back up this post.<br /><br />Before rolling over my 401(k) I owned United Health Foods - a solid winner. I owned Whole Foods - tanked right after I bought it, then recovered and finally had a respectable gain.<br /><br />My big winner, though, was Green Mountain Coffee. I put in about $1000 for 100 shares, if I remember correctly. It doubled in price, then split; then doubled again, then split again. By the time I rolled over, that one stock had gained more than $5000.<br /><br />Stock market rule #1: buy low and sell high. Use the free tools on MSN Money and elsewhere to look at a stock's five- or even ten-year history. If its price is at a historical high, generally speaking, don't buy it.<br /><br />Reading the material the company provides is absolutely essential - and extremely illuminating.chacha1http://www.ombailamos.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37886248.post-31607596893539089662011-02-01T05:05:53.225-08:002011-02-01T05:05:53.225-08:00Interesting and great post! Question for you - wha...Interesting and great post! Question for you - what is your feeling on purchasing stocks based on the current economical outlook? For instance, two years ago I wanted to buy stock in Kraft because it fit with the recession. But now that things are looking up a bit, Whole Foods is becoming more and more appealing. It seems like a flawed approach to me, even though I can't really figure out why.Katie Mackhttp://www.fiveminutesforyou.comnoreply@blogger.com