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Technology Stocks : Semi Equipment Analysis
SOXX 342.47+1.6%Jan 16 4:00 PM EST

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To: The Ox who wrote (56817)7/9/2012 8:16:53 AM
From: bruwin  Read Replies (1) of 95738
 
"We have spent enough time penalizing every person who ever "played the game right" here in the USA. Enough already. Raise rates. Let those who have played right and SAVED money, get a fair and decent return on that same money. Stop penalizing every person in retirement, every person with savings, everyone who "played the game right".

I'd say you're absolutely correct here, TO.
There must be many retired folk who have their savings/investments in various government bond funds because those are regarded as fairly "safe investments" and are not subject to the vagaries of stock markets. At the current time they are getting virtually no return on those investments.
And if interest rates are low then dividend yields, in general, are not likely to be that much different. And to get that dividend folk need to own the company stock, which puts their capital at risk should the general stock market go "south".
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