The donator elitist mentality is freaking hilarious. Keep at it bro

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Feb 17, 2017
5:10:23pm

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Machiavelli

Previous username: Machiavelli127
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What are you guys investing your money in right now?

Machiavelli

2/17/17 4:20pm

Ball bearings

OneUpper

2/17/17 4:20pm

It's all ball bearings these days

Sanpitch

2/17/17 4:21pm

It's all ball bearings this days.

gwalker

2/17/17 4:22pm

Beat me to it!

Blue2thebone

2/17/17 4:23pm

It's all ball bearings these days

Blue2thebone

2/17/17 4:22pm

What the Heck do you need ball bearings for?

Blue2thebone

2/17/17 4:24pm

Oil.

Cochise Cat

2/18/17 2:43pm

Beet farms.

PharmD

2/17/17 4:22pm

Beanie babies and pogs

Gustav

2/17/17 4:22pm

Black gold

Dangerous

2/17/17 4:22pm

Texas Tea

Lord Emsworth

2/17/17 5:34pm

The only way to make money on oil right now is to day trade the volatility

WDaddy

2/17/17 10:11pm

Plastics

Creekster

2/17/17 4:23pm

RE: Plastics

Gustav

2/17/17 4:24pm

Off market real estate that generates monthly rents higher than or equal to 2%

cougar95

2/17/17 4:24pm

What are returns on this? 2%?

jcase16byu

2/17/17 5:08pm

Gotta remember depreciation for taxes, appreciation potential, rent changes, etc

Bgash

2/17/17 7:06pm

2% rule is basically buy a home for $50,000 and rent it for $1000 per month or

cougar95

2/18/17 6:21pm

2% per month. With taxes and issues it will be 15-20% return IF you could do it

jkccoug

2/18/17 9:29pm

Meteorites

Cougs1

2/17/17 4:24pm

Market linked cd's

OU Cougar

2/17/17 4:29pm

You can never get a straight answer on CB anymore

Frank Drebin

2/17/17 4:30pm

Seriously. I'm actually pretty disappointed at the response I got

Machiavelli

2/17/17 4:31pm

Maybe try an investment banker instead of strangers on a message board.

The Dude Abides

2/17/17 4:46pm

I've historically posted in the investing subreddit. Clearly I'm going back

Machiavelli

2/17/17 4:54pm

I don't see why you get so angry about it. You know what CB is. You're going to

The Dude Abides

2/17/17 4:58pm

When posting in the Business section I've generally had great discussions.

Machiavelli

2/17/17 5:05pm

Taking things too seriously is what drives people away from CB. It's hit and

The Dude Abides

2/17/17 5:07pm

And they're really not that funny.

sakar12

2/17/17 4:38pm

What gave you that idea, little hunchback at the office?

Bob Sacamanno

2/17/17 6:40pm

Horshoes

nuts

2/17/17 4:31pm

What are....horshoes?

Machiavelli

2/17/17 4:57pm

Red stilettos?

BYUtka

2/17/17 5:08pm

hahaha...I dont know, I think I'd say knee-high black leather boots

Machiavelli

2/17/17 5:11pm

How active do you want to be?

crack

2/17/17 4:32pm

I'm generally more of a long term investor but I'd say I'm open to anything

Machiavelli

2/17/17 4:36pm

I am like you in that I think the market is really overvalued, but I don't

crack

2/17/17 4:39pm

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RdF3

2/17/17 4:43pm

Cabbage Patch Kids.

TXJason

2/17/17 4:34pm

Switch to Garbage Pail Kids. More fun and better ROI.

BYUtka

2/17/17 4:39pm

Pumpkins.

RalphWiggam

2/17/17 4:35pm

Memes

Cougs1

2/17/17 4:35pm

Am I losing my sense of humor or are these "funny" responses

Machiavelli

2/17/17 4:36pm

Some of both.

BYUtka

2/17/17 5:08pm

Mutual funds and my company's stock

YIsForBrigham

2/17/17 4:37pm

Kind of dangerous to get overinvested in one place - especially if it is the

crack

2/17/17 4:44pm

Yeah I get it. I haven't paid attention to it in the past because the amount was so small.

YIsForBrigham

2/17/17 4:48pm

Slurpees and gas station Nachos... By investing, I mean buying, and by buying I

BYUtka

2/17/17 4:38pm

OKE

Sooner Cougar

2/17/17 4:43pm

Thanks for nothing CB. This was neither funny nor helpful/interesting

Machiavelli

2/17/17 4:44pm

You are VERY Welcome! It was our pleasure!

BYUtka

2/17/17 4:48pm

Lol. Now this is funny.

The Dude Abides

2/17/17 4:48pm

You just caught everyone in a snarky mood...which is becoming the norm

Bonoman

2/17/17 4:50pm

Yeah I've noticed this trend too. I also think CB tend to be sheep..

Machiavelli

2/17/17 4:56pm

Tell ya what. I'll try to help out.

The Dude Abides

2/17/17 5:00pm

dude c'mon what'd you expect?Also,donate if you want ppl to take you seriously

Mayor of Cougartown

2/17/17 5:06pm

The donator elitist mentality is freaking hilarious. Keep at it bro

Machiavelli

2/17/17 5:10pm

Wah! People on the interwebs don't take me seriously!

OneUpper

2/17/17 5:23pm

TBT. Shorting the 20 year treasury. Interest rates rise and I make $$$.

RdF3

2/17/17 4:45pm

Interesting...that's a good idea

Machiavelli

2/17/17 4:49pm

TB? Tuberculosis?

TNT

2/17/17 4:56pm

a likely wedding 😐 and another dishwasher...no they are not one and the same

pegushin

2/17/17 4:52pm

Hah...okay, yours is the only one that actually made me chuckle

Machiavelli

2/17/17 4:55pm

Essential Oils

BYU Grounds

2/17/17 4:59pm

Put some play money in the snapchat IPO. Social media tech has made a couple

DK-

2/17/17 5:06pm

Paying off debt as fast as possible is first priority. Almost 100% debt free.

Turnpike Lane

2/17/17 5:12pm

Amen brother..paying off debt should definitely be a top priority

Machiavelli

2/17/17 5:13pm

No one can out-invest credit card interest . . .

jkccoug

2/17/17 5:18pm

I'm weird, but, FWIW . . .

jkccoug

2/17/17 5:17pm

Interesting stuff...thanks for your response. This is what I was looking for

Machiavelli

2/17/17 5:20pm

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Abe Froman

2/17/17 5:24pm

I have lately become a dividend guy myself- Will have to check out the book.

jkccoug

2/17/17 5:27pm

Who knows what will happen but there's a belief circulating that we are about to

Zach Morris

2/17/17 6:19pm

Well I gave money to CougarBoard where I can get all this amazing & free advice.

Six Foot Seven

2/17/17 5:59pm

I'd wait for a short term pull back

I'mBatman

2/17/17 6:00pm

What do you think are some potential catalysts for a market correction?

Machiavelli

2/17/17 6:39pm

Here are a few things that have my attention.

Zach Morris

2/17/17 6:46pm

Short term 5 to 10 percent pull backs are customary and normal in a bull market

I'mBatman

2/18/17 10:08pm

Floppy disks are due to make a HUGE ironic comeback. Get in now while you can.

Nathanael Greene

2/17/17 6:01pm

This thread really is obnoxious.

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