[kj] OT -- Sex Pis.. -- now, working at the Bank

[ade]

Very interesting Pat-ster - I'm glad I'm too gormless, when it comes
to money-matters, to get involved in this sort of thing!

I think Brenda is doing his best to keep a balance - respect to him
that he's *consciously* doing so.

I think one of the reasons why everyday UK folk are playing stocks &
shares nowadays, is not only that it's easier on-line, but also that
we all need to provide for our futures (kids futures, etc.) in the
likelihood that relying on a state pension will simply put us all
on the breadline (as we see pensioners suffering all around us).



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Subject: Re: [kj] OT -- Sex Pis.. -- now, working at the Bank


the stock exchange works on making profit, and there are three main
levels of risk. If you want your monies put into eco friendly stock
then the returns are very low. So stocks tend to be invested in high
return areas which also tend to be the problems in the world. obvious
i know.

So what if you one makes a good return but has invested in a company
that promotes women to revert to powered milk rather than their own
breast milk in third world countries. Maybe the companies invest
heavily in vivisection to produce cosmetics or maybe the returns come
from arm sales. Perhaps the companies profits are coming from beef
sales to keep up with glutenous fast food consumption which comes
around from deforestation

It was the protection and stability of those markets that was one of
the major driving forces in the iraq invasion.

Now im not saying that you musnt do this or that, im merely pointing
out that if you think that you wil escape the rat race by this then i
think you are deluding yourself. Thats your call.

On Fri, Jul 25, 2008 at 3:16 AM, Brendan <bq at soundgardener.co.nz> wrote:

> All of my money is invested in stocks already, I'm playing the system I

> suppose. Working with these traders has been a real fast track to learning

> about investments, they are all mad about markets and talk about it all

> day long. It's a total win / win, ask them questions and they are all mad

> keen on talking about it. I listen to glean info and then go home and do

> some research online in between watching hippie videos and smoking ganga

> ;) Actually I gave my old boss a stock tip last year that he did really

> well on.

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