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What a surprise …The ESPN 30 for 30 Trojan War piece was totally misleading in using terms like “three-peat” and “dynasty” in referring to USC’s national championship runs in the BCS era (starting in 2003). Once I heard about this alleged 2003 championship, I was suspicious of everything else included in this piece.

One-stop shop – I get more than sports info from the site. Last week, I used the mobile dining guide to find a highly rated restaurant and get directions. In addition to sports, this is a huge entertainment site with great extras such as the political board.

Layout – While somewhat dated in appearance, it is more important to provide a site that is easy to navigate. TD is easy to navigate. Other sites, such as nola.com, seriously hurt my eyes. I would like to see better titles for threads so I could scan the forum topic page more efficiently.

Performance – The site, including the mobile version, is relatively fast in loading compared to most. I don’t return to slow sites.

Breaking News – The news may break elsewhere but within seconds it is posted on TD. So, TD is my source for breaking news.

Funny Stuff – Threads too numerous to cite.

Admins – They do I very nice job, especially considering the number of posts. As the site grows, you will need more Admins. Also a plus, the site seems to be more independent of LSU than some others.

Suggestion – As always, you are getting feedback from posters. Lurkers are at least 10 to 1 on the site. I suggest you add a poll to get a broader base of feedback. I’m sure that you could get help from the users in constructing the poll.

Robert Smith = No Credibility

Yeah, a "feel good story" for CBS and their ratings because they have SEC TV rights

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After Chad makes that amazing play, no one even gave him any dap.

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Other than Jones, the rest of our defense was tangled in the mass of bodies. I don't think they knew what happened.

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excuse me, I used the wrong word. Your house is not an INVESTMENT.

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My house purchases have been investments and, more importantly, they have contributed to "quality of life."

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I think you would see a minimal rally followed by further obfuscation of balance sheets, and increased investor skepticism. I see the argument/disadvantage to some mark to market related things, although I still believe that is an auditor/enforcement issue as opposed to a pure statement issue. I almost wish they would change it just to show that changing it now makes almost no difference.

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Some of the traders interviewed on CNBC today were expecting a surge in financials with relaxation of M2M. It’s anyone guess.

I have not kept up with disclosure requirements around the impaired assets, but my guess is that this reporting needs to be expanded. For example, I believe Allstate’s write-down of its investment portfolio was in the $16B range, nearly four times larger than its Katrina losses which were approximately $4B. Regardless of what is decided with M2M, I doubt that readers of financial statements will have adequate information on asset values to make sound investment decisions. Investor uncertainty will not help the market.

Ams, it is tough sledding these days for Financial Advisors. Most FAs didn’t see the market drop coming and clients watched their savings evaporate. But of course, the FAs still collected their management fees in most cases.

Perhaps, your firms need to enhance the value proposition (fees, services, products, etc.)to recover some lost credibility.

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Iron Condors

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Is ths your commodity play?

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For retirement, I just go between cash or some equivalent and total stock market index.

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This approach has worked well for me as well.

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I don't see a bunch of capital appreciation happening over the next 10 years.

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If your view on appreciation would change but you are still uncertain, do you think a Bull Call Spread would be a good way to test your pick?