Comments on: 10 Opportunities Created by a Slowing Economy

By: Drew

Drew — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 06:54:08 +0000

In this climate you certainly need to be careful and slow going
with any kind of investment but those are some good ideas.
Thanks,
Drew

By: John

John — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 13:14:08 +0000

Thanks for the points.i thought of buying a house but the dipping interest rates is triggering the realestate industry..

By: G.E. Miller

G.E. Miller — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 13:04:25 +0000

@ Stephanie – in response to contributing to your Roth IRA before the year ends, contributions for the present year can be made until the day your federal tax return is due (usually mid April of the following year).

Also, I wouldn’t consider bonds safe for anyone who is not in retirement or close to it (because they have a hard time outpacing inflation).

By: stephanie

stephanie — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 07:22:55 +0000

I’ve been meaning to invest some extra money while stocks are “on sale,” but so far I haven’t done so. I think next week I’ll figure out the best way to add extra money to my Roth IRA before the year ends!

I think bonds usually have interest rates that mirror overall long-term interest rates. So, when dips with the stock market lead to the Fed lowering interest rates (like now), the bond market increases not because people expect to make much profit, but because they consider bonds to be a safer investment of their money (even at a lower rate). They are “safe” in the sense that you can be certain of how much you will receive upon maturity, however, they are not “safe” in the sense that since interest rates change, you don’t know what that amount of money will buy you upon maturity. I could be wrong here, but this is how I have understood the bond market to work.

By: Steve

Steve — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 18:32:36 +0000

I’m actually taking this opportunity to start looking for a house. I’ve already started buying stocks also.

By: Craig

Craig — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 19:49:00 +0000

There are a lot of factors and nice list of mention the main ones that we are seeing. I agree that just because prices may be lower shouldn’t mean we should be silly about it. This is a good time to take advantage of low prices for long term investments.

Craig
http://www.budgetpulse.com