In a way that’s better than blocking everything else except these sites. I’ve worked in such companies!

I get your point.

Chacha ennoda old companyle parapatchame illai. Ella sitesum blocked

To calculate market returns, we have to wait until year end. We should ignore day-to-day fluctuations. On october 1987, when dow lost nearly 25 percent on single day, people called it end of world, but that year dow finished on net positive!!. So we have to wait until year end whether lynch is correct.

I remember another quote by W.buffet “if one bought stock and cannot see it loses more than 50 percent, he should not be in the market”.

when he means markets, he means the index, right? The markets have come down by 50% in the last 1 yr. I would like to know how frequently does this happen….

I am nobody to dispute Mr. Buffet. His buying of Coke, and his recent purchase of GE are part of folk lore…

But I dont get the theory that one should only necessarily purchase excellent, monopoly stocks…

Also what is ‘reasonable’ rates..adhuvum therila…

I am no expert in stock picking. Having said that, I do avoid stocks which are in the limelight and in vogue. Let’s call them ‘Page3′ stocks.

Another thing to be wary of is the ‘Research reports’ with ‘buy’ or ’sell’ ratings.

Detailed a mail panren!

“Because those sites are more important to your managers than you can ever imagine!”

This financial meltdown was expected long time ago, but when it came, i was least prepared (learning!!) and cash starved also to invest. SP500 has been trading below 1000. But the consolation comes from Peter Lynch ” who said that market declines by 10 percent every two year and 20 percent every six years). I will be reserving Cash for the next downturn. Mr.Market in the short term may be irrational but in the long term, he will be always right. If invested now, in the long run, it will definetely beat the inflation and fixed deposit returns.

BTW, the stocks that you and your friend talk are little known to me. Did they monopolize their market? Make investment in a company which anybody would known and at a fair price. For example Coco-cola is number one co. in beverages (because they got one secret formula) and Mr.Buffet bought it at fair price when its price crashed unexpectedly in 1986 (due to its famous marketing fiasco). Similar is his investment in American Express Credit card.

Every body wants to sell and i dont know when the DDAY will arrive for all…Diwali Damaka also is disappointing this year….:(