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Only the Best: For the Learning Investor

An SI Board Since November 1997

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Emcee: Cynic 2005	Type: Unmoderated

Introduction Compact

Ever wondered about the qualifications of the reporter who wrote a piece on the "world economy" in the business pages of the "Time" or "Newsweek" magazine? I did. Often people take their words for gospel truth, a dangerous thing to do if you are betting your money on it. I have nothing against those reporters, but often I wondered about the reliability of their data and opinions.

Believe it or not, we have many more knowledgeable and well informed people than several reporters of famous magazines who post regularly on SI. They are here for the same reasons you and I are here. Access and share information that would help improve our investment returns.

However, these days the number of posts on SI are on the rise while good posts which one can confidently say "this is a must read!" are on the decline (as a percentage of total posts.)

I have no intentions of starting a record number of threads on SI. But it so happened I was looking to read some of the best posts from a single place on SI. I couldn't. So, the idea of this new thread is to bring the best of the best to the attention of everyone on SI. That's why I started this thread.

A few requests for posting on this thread:
0. For all the posters who would bring to our attention these great SI posts, my thanks in advance.

1. Post links to anything you find worth reading on SI (or the messages themselves!)

2. The subject matter can be anything - economics, stock market, investment strategies, an explanation on business cycles etc.

3. The notes should be thought provoking and WELL WRITTEN (I guess steve has to work extra hard to make it here. -g-) We could care less if the note is full of opinions without facts supporting the opinions. [Often, facts are out there and no one need to state them exclusively.]

4. Let us reserve every note in this thread for something that is worthwhile reading. PLEASE DO NOT CLUTTER THIS THREAD WITH UNNECESSARY MESSAGES like "a great idea for a new thread. (If you must, please post it to me on another thread.) Also, no need to thank every person who posts a good link here. See #0 above!

Here is a starter:
Subject: What was behind the unbelievable surge in US stocks in 1997?
techstocks.com

Here is another great post:
Subject: How "bubble" economies are created!
techstocks.com

Good luck to all!
-MMV

PS: Why are these posts better than the magazine articles? Good questions. Here you can talk to the suthor back and make a judgment on the reliability to yourself. That is not the case with the magazine articles.

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22	Here is another article written for new and old investors. My father read it a	Kirk ©	-	1/6/1998
21	Subject 18541	Kirk ©	-	12/15/1997
20	For the cautious investors, some more independent thinking from Defrocked: exch	Cynic 2005	-	12/9/1997
19	Investing strategy techstocks.com	Zeuspaul	-	12/7/1997
18	Investing strategy which changed my financial status, see techstocks.com I woul	BlueCheap	-	12/7/1997
17	Europe, Asia, Demand for PCs etc: exchange2000.com Thanks to Earlie:	Cynic 2005	-	12/4/1997
16	At 10:55 today the market is up over 110 points (naz +27!) Bad time to get bear	Cynic 2005	-	11/17/1997
15	Checkout several thought provoking notes from a professor of finance: techstock	Cynic 2005	-	11/16/1997
14	Check out Worth magazine's recent feature on Intel as a case study for the	Jim Brock	-	11/14/1997
13	A one year old analysis of the Internet Titan's war. Very interesting and i	Reginald Middleton	-	11/14/1997
12	If you like this, let me know and I will post more..... RCM Financial Group LL	Reginald Middleton	-	11/13/1997
11	Great site for the new [and not so new]. invest-faq.com	Mighty_Mezz	-	11/13/1997
10	This is about semiconductor equipment companies: techstocks.com I didn't fe	Cynic 2005	-	11/13/1997
9	Here is a very good site for the on-line investor, iqc.com -gh	Howard Wong	-	11/12/1997
8	Sorry to be off topic, but there's something about your message #7 that shu	Tommaso	-	11/12/1997
7	I couldn't resist posting this again To: William H Hueb (2254 ) From: Ari	Arik T.G.	-	11/12/1997
6	Excerps from "The Big Picture" thread Note the dates! To: Sam Citron	Arik T.G.	-	11/12/1997
5	Mohan, With the volitility of the markets the way they are I wanted to post th	Cader	-	11/11/1997
4	Sensible Trading: techstocks.com	William Douglas	-	11/11/1997
3	Here is a great thread that is very educational from start to finish called Fro	TFF	-	11/11/1997
2	Currency Chaos and Financial Colapse-- the world financial situation today!	current trend	-	11/10/1997
1	What is really happening in Malaysia, one of the Asian dominos to fall early? (	Cynic 2005	-	11/10/1997

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