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Strategies & Market Trends : Value Investing
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To: Paul Senior who wrote (31378)7/4/2008 10:03:36 AM
From: Madharry  Read Replies (1) of 78497
 
One of my general concerns right now about stocks is that one can buy preferred shares and debt instruments of fairly respected companies yielding 9-10% now. That would seem to me to be very competitive with stocks and less risky. There is a real big concern with many of the reigional and community banks that they are heavily into construction loans as a percentage of risk capital. I wonder if anyone has a table about that. There is some acreage for sale in my neighborhood that is very choice but I would think that whoever bought it would have to hold it for 4-5 years before building on it as there is a glut of houses here on the market already and this is primarily a 2nd home owners market. I have just started to ask about potential financing for it and one bank i spoke to told me that the most they will lend on is 10 acres, and that most banks are not making lot loans at all anymore. would anyone else like to share their experience about this? also from another thread apparently the fdic put out a news release outline to what extent they provide insurance on bank accounts. the writer then goes on to say that they have never seen the fdic put out a release like that. it makes me wonder whether that is a negative omen of some kind. Happy 4th to all!
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