tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5465015914589377788.post3323658731887120933..comments2024-03-20T09:32:16.592-04:00Comments on Michael James on Money: Looking for Signs in Stocks and Real EstateMichael Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10362529610470788243noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5465015914589377788.post-20894632471842471812013-04-18T22:42:11.071-04:002013-04-18T22:42:11.071-04:00@Jin Won Choi: I don't know the client and di...@Jin Won Choi: I don't know the client and didn't ask further questions. I think the important lesson is that people who make wholesale changes to their investment strategies run the risk of jumping from one asset class that has performed poorly recently to another asset class that is poised to perform poorly.Michael Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10362529610470788243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5465015914589377788.post-75759934632106700752013-04-18T22:13:36.486-04:002013-04-18T22:13:36.486-04:00That's interesting that your friend thought th...That's interesting that your friend thought this was a great time to jump in. I thought the sentiment on real estate was rather negative right now. Where does your friend's client live?<br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07785235528141728010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5465015914589377788.post-89252146070448304142013-04-08T22:00:59.679-04:002013-04-08T22:00:59.679-04:00@Mark: I have some friends who bring me informati...@Mark: I have some friends who bring me information specifically because they hope I'll write about it, but that's not the case here. If giving away any identities would be unavoidable, I ask for permission before writing about something a friend or family member has discussed with me.Michael Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10362529610470788243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5465015914589377788.post-83774918427899415852013-04-08T21:25:01.465-04:002013-04-08T21:25:01.465-04:00Life would be so much easier if we had a crystal b...Life would be so much easier if we had a crystal ball to see into the future. Or, boring :)<br /><br />I often wonder, when you chat with friends, do they know their comments, perspectives or forecasts might be blogworthy?<br /><br />I had a chat with my brother-in-law recently about the Smith Manoeuvre. I told him I'm going to write about that. He seems surprised, not sure if it was in a good way :)<br /><br />Cheers,<br />Mark <br />My Own Advisorhttp://www.myownadvisor.canoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5465015914589377788.post-54529473087379912402013-04-08T09:22:28.051-04:002013-04-08T09:22:28.051-04:00@AnatoliN: You may be right in most cases, but in ...@AnatoliN: You may be right in most cases, but in this case, the agent's client is a person known to my group of friends. So, I'm satisfied that the account is accurate rather than just being a sales pitch.Michael Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10362529610470788243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5465015914589377788.post-81038183095636931802013-04-08T09:07:25.612-04:002013-04-08T09:07:25.612-04:00My 2 cents:
In my experience real estate agents, e...My 2 cents:<br />In my experience real estate agents, even friends, always (!) tell stories about clients smartly moving their funds into real estate. I consider such stories as a sign of an agent around :)AnatoliNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07937984526970646627noreply@blogger.com