Comments on: Recession is here! What should an investor do? http://www.arohanvalue.com/2008/02/05/recession-is-here-what-should-an-investor-do/ Commentary on investing and events with distinct value tilt Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:11:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Arohan http://www.arohanvalue.com/2008/02/05/recession-is-here-what-should-an-investor-do/#comment-67 Arohan Fri, 08 Feb 2008 14:17:58 +0000 http://www.arohanvalue.com/2008/02/05/recession-is-here-what-should-an-investor-do/#comment-67 @Mommie: I am hoping, and indeed expecting, a quick recovery too. And I hope you are right and I am wrong :-) @Mommie: I am hoping, and indeed expecting, a quick recovery too. And I hope you are right and I am wrong :-)

]]> By: Mommie http://www.arohanvalue.com/2008/02/05/recession-is-here-what-should-an-investor-do/#comment-66 Mommie Fri, 08 Feb 2008 14:00:16 +0000 http://www.arohanvalue.com/2008/02/05/recession-is-here-what-should-an-investor-do/#comment-66 I'm still sticking with economic slowdown, as we haven't had one quarter of negative growth. Lagging metric as it may be, it's still a metric based on actual results of previous quarters, and previous quarters thus far haven't been negative. Obviously I'm hoping for no recession:-) Mommie http://www.mommieshome.net <em>Mommie's last blog post..<a href='http://www.mommieshome.net/Contest_for_february' rel="nofollow">Contest for February</a></em> I’m still sticking with economic slowdown, as we haven’t had one quarter of negative growth. Lagging metric as it may be, it’s still a metric based on actual results of previous quarters, and previous quarters thus far haven’t been negative.

Obviously I’m hoping for no recession:-)

Mommie
http://www.mommieshome.net

Mommie’s last blog post..Contest for February

]]> By: Arohan http://www.arohanvalue.com/2008/02/05/recession-is-here-what-should-an-investor-do/#comment-63 Arohan Wed, 06 Feb 2008 21:46:02 +0000 http://www.arohanvalue.com/2008/02/05/recession-is-here-what-should-an-investor-do/#comment-63 @Mommie: True that is the 'official' definition, however this is a lagging metric. A recession is proclaimed when 2 consecutive quarters of negative growth is observed but recession really starts way before these numbers confirming it come out. Good news is that generally by the time experts agree that we are in recession, the economy has already started to pick up. That is the recent history atleast @Mommie:

True that is the ‘official’ definition, however this is a lagging metric. A recession is proclaimed when 2 consecutive quarters of negative growth is observed but recession really starts way before these numbers confirming it come out.

Good news is that generally by the time experts agree that we are in recession, the economy has already started to pick up. That is the recent history atleast

]]> By: Mommie http://www.arohanvalue.com/2008/02/05/recession-is-here-what-should-an-investor-do/#comment-62 Mommie Wed, 06 Feb 2008 20:49:50 +0000 http://www.arohanvalue.com/2008/02/05/recession-is-here-what-should-an-investor-do/#comment-62 Isn't the definition of a recession 2 consecutive periods of negative economic growth? We haven't even had one period of negative growth. We are definitely in a slow down, but not a recession. You know who will put us in a recession? People who keep saying we're in a recession, mainly the media, as it freaks people out and then their spending habits change throwing us into an actual recession. <em>Mommie's last blog post..<a href='http://www.mommieshome.net/The_Examples_We_Set' rel="nofollow">The Examples We Set</a></em> Isn’t the definition of a recession 2 consecutive periods of negative economic growth? We haven’t even had one period of negative growth. We are definitely in a slow down, but not a recession. You know who will put us in a recession? People who keep saying we’re in a recession, mainly the media, as it freaks people out and then their spending habits change throwing us into an actual recession.

Mommie’s last blog post..The Examples We Set

]]> By: mariam http://www.arohanvalue.com/2008/02/05/recession-is-here-what-should-an-investor-do/#comment-59 mariam Wed, 06 Feb 2008 04:26:43 +0000 http://www.arohanvalue.com/2008/02/05/recession-is-here-what-should-an-investor-do/#comment-59 This is the first time I've been "financially aware" to be able to take advantage of the cheaper prices of a recession. I'm kind of excited actually, but I hope I don't get too excited :) Thanks for the info of what to look for. JNJ is on my shopping list as well... <em>mariam's last blog post..<a href='http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/moneyrelations/~3/229558796/' rel="nofollow">Investing in what the insiders buy</a></em> This is the first time I’ve been “financially aware” to be able to take advantage of the cheaper prices of a recession. I’m kind of excited actually, but I hope I don’t get too excited :)

Thanks for the info of what to look for. JNJ is on my shopping list as well…

mariam’s last blog post..Investing in what the insiders buy

]]> By: Arohan http://www.arohanvalue.com/2008/02/05/recession-is-here-what-should-an-investor-do/#comment-58 Arohan Wed, 06 Feb 2008 03:36:29 +0000 http://www.arohanvalue.com/2008/02/05/recession-is-here-what-should-an-investor-do/#comment-58 Thanks forexdiscover! Doesn't the exchange rate kinda depend on the interest rates set by the respective central banks AND the rate of inflations in the respective country? Atleast that is what I remember them teaching me at the B-school Thanks forexdiscover! Doesn’t the exchange rate kinda depend on the interest rates set by the respective central banks AND the rate of inflations in the respective country? Atleast that is what I remember them teaching me at the B-school

]]> By: forexdiscover http://www.arohanvalue.com/2008/02/05/recession-is-here-what-should-an-investor-do/#comment-57 forexdiscover Wed, 06 Feb 2008 02:41:20 +0000 http://www.arohanvalue.com/2008/02/05/recession-is-here-what-should-an-investor-do/#comment-57 Good article. Another form of investment that you could look into during time of recession is Forex Trading. As all currencies are traded in pairs, it doesn't reallymatter what the economy is performing. <em>forexdiscover's last blog post..<a href='http://www.forexdiscover.com/forex-education/technical-analysis-in-forex-trading' rel="nofollow">Technical Analysis in Forex Trading</a></em> Good article. Another form of investment that you could look into during time of recession is Forex Trading. As all currencies are traded in pairs, it doesn’t reallymatter what the economy is performing.

forexdiscover’s last blog post..Technical Analysis in Forex Trading

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