<p>Did you? :)</p>
<p>Should have bought those. :)</p>
<p>Nope. At that ime, I was too poor to afford even one of them. 
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<p>In case if posters are wondering what we are talking about:</p>
<p><a href=“Why Do Companies Issue 100-Year Bonds?”>http://www.investopedia.com/ask/answers/06/100yearbond.asp</a></p>
<p>:)</p>
<p>Those bonds are going to be called if rates don’t rise much. :)</p>
<p>“were due to be repaid on July 15, 2093, a full 100 years after the date of issue. However, at the
company’s option, the debentures could be repaid (in whole or in part) any time after July 15, 2023”</p>
<p>I guess people find all kinds of ways of making money. I never knew this before: <a href=“Bloomberg - Are you a robot?”>Bloomberg - Are you a robot?;
<p>Wow, that is really cool.</p>
<p>Forgetting the arbitrage aspect of this, I never knew that there were exchanges for ads.</p>
<p>did two gambling hands this week. </p>
<p>Got in Jnug at $3.2 and SZYM at $3.5. Both went lower than my entry points but both rebounded nicely. </p>
<p>My employer will offer a program for us to purchase company stock at a double digit% discount. We could buy up to 20% of base salary. Just another way to widen the income gap. </p>
<p>The company puts in double digits% of one base salary into our 401K already if you put in your shares. </p>
<p>Is this true if they are still deferring compensation for an employee?</p>
<p>Artloversplus,</p>
<p>Is an investment in an apartment building in a tertiary market a good idea in your opinion if…</p>
<p>If there was stable income… Low vacancies in the area…Stable rents?</p>
<p>Cap rates are higher than in the bay area but you don’t have the price appreciation potential. </p>
<p>You can leverage the building and get double digit returns. Cash on cash is closer to 7 percent. </p>
<p>I think liquidlity can be an issue. I am not sure. </p>
<p>I don’t like the areas you mentioned in the UC thread. </p>
<p>Santa Rosa cap rates are 5 to 6 percent? </p>
<p>I always find this guy interesting: <a href=“Weighing The Week Ahead: Too Late To Join The Stock Rally? | Seeking Alpha”>Weighing The Week Ahead: Too Late To Join The Stock Rally? | Seeking Alpha;
<p>Another interesting article referred to in previous article <a href=“http://www.beyondproxy.com/skill-luck-gaining-investment-edge/”>http://www.beyondproxy.com/skill-luck-gaining-investment-edge/</a></p>
<p>@dstark
Where is " tertiary market"?
I am not familiar with the Santa Rosa area, so cannot comment.</p>
<p>Artlversplus, Out of the state…</p>
<p>I was talking in general…would you consider small market areas…</p>
<p>Doct, the link in 10250 is very good.</p>
<p>It depends, if you can invest in a 300 unit class A apartment complex and it has professional staff managing the operation. I’d say ok. But if it is a small project that requires micro management by you, I’d say forget about it. Besides, you need to know local conditions well so you won’t stuck with an investment where the major employees are leaving. The motive of selling became an issue.</p>
<p>I like options because for me I can take out a lot of the emotion in investing.</p>
<p>Artloversplus, thanks. I appreciate it. </p>
<p>Doct, that is great thst you can take your emotions out of your decision making.</p>
<p>Not completely but it is certainly easier to keep you emotions in check using 25% of your funds instead of 100% and also to buy protection. :(( </p>
<p>True!</p>