Hola Al,
Oh, this URL will take you to the most recent Yahoo board for Nextel:
messages.yahoo.com
Yahoo lists messages in groups of 40, and the lists grows quickly. But, you should be able to navigate from the above URL. Also, don't be surprised if gad123 sounds familiar.
Regarding an earlier post of yours about the 10M additional shares: I'm not sure that Nextel management has our each and every personal concern at heart, but they seem like a first rate team and I believe that the additional shares are allocated for strategic business needs. They have the best interests of Nextel in mind, which suits me fine.
[Remainder OFF TOPIC].
Ah, Las Vegas. Reminds me of former years in S. California (Manhattan Beach). Those frequent trips to Las Vegas. I was disciplined enough not to get too carried away, but some of my buddies- already in debt and hitting the VISA machines for more cash. OW! A good parallel to the stock market though, for many. When I came out of school and took my first job in El Segundo (doing rocket science), I didn't know how to spell stock; I grew up as a saver. It took most of my first day at work to figure out 1) I didn't want to spend my entire working life in a corporation, and 2) saving wasn't going to help with #1. So, the next ten years or so were learning years.
I read a lot about investing / financial planning, etc, but in the end it came down to Socrates: "know yourself". I went through day trading, options, futures, real estate in the Mohave, and oil wells in Texas looking for the big hit. Like Las Vegas. Of course, I wanted it all NOW, didn't want to wait, so I was an easy mark. Greed and impatience. (By the way, a good book by A. Smith discusses all kinds of reasons people get into the market other than to make money: "The Money Game"). Maybe it's more genetic (or similar) in some of us, Al. If so, those genes got burnt out somewhere along the way. But, hey, with all the free drinks and action, I still like occasional trips to Vegas, with a set limit.
My investing now is limited. I gave a chunk of money to a financial planner for averaging into mutual funds (to keep it out of my hands, just in case the old mindset kicks in. My IRA is in short-term bonds, while I decide what to do with it (not Nextel). A lot of the remainder is in Nextel. I can sleep at night.
Be careful that 'party girl' 's not using 'worm' to bait the cyber-hook. Anyway, maybe she looks like Sandra Bullock from "The Net".
Good Luck, but mostly Patience and Research,
Rob |
