Cramer-- raise cash now! LOL

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/cramer-7- ... 16770.html

Love him or hate him, he does have some good trading instincts and has made some correct timing calls on the market in the past.

"What's the right thing to do? I think it's to raise cash," said Cramer.

The Mad Money host sees 7 catalysts that could roil stocks in the days and weeks ahead.

ChaChinnnngggg!

Except when the big crash came. Can't stand the guy, takes out the analysis and goes on emotion and hype.

I am transitioning into a dividend posture. So if payouts stay the same or go up a market decline it is good for me. Same divi into a lower stock price is more share accumulation. That will increase our income stream.

The down side is if the pps never comes back or if we needed to sell prematurely.

PS good to see you LOL.

LOL wrote: finance.yahoo.com/news/cramer-7-reasons-...-cash-220516770.html

Love him or hate him, he does have some good trading instincts and has made some correct timing calls on the market in the past.

"What's the right thing to do? I think it's to raise cash," said Cramer.

The Mad Money host sees 7 catalysts that could roil stocks in the days and weeks ahead.

ChaChinnnngggg!

I don't think Cramer is off the mark.

BB how are the dividend investments doing?

WindPeak wrote: BB how are the dividend investments doing?

I am happy with them. I am starting to add some preferred stocks to the commons.

I would guess the overall div yld is around 6-8% . Some are below purchase price some above but all are paying.

Dividends make a lot of sense because interest bearing securities are doing so poorly. Why would anyone be in bonds?

Except when Treasury issues 10 yr notes yielding higher interest rates?

http://www.businessinsider.com/treasury ... ds-2013-10

WindPeak wrote: Except when Treasury issues 10 yr notes yielding higher interest rates?

http://www.businessinsider.com/treasury ... ds-2013-10

Interesting idea. But I don't think it will happen. Buy American Junk Bonds!

BTW, looks like Fidelity just sold off all their short term US debt.
I think they believe the Republicans will hold strong on the debt ceiling.

Blazer Bob wrote:

WindPeak wrote: BB how are the dividend investments doing?

I am happy with them. I am starting to add some preferred stocks to the commons.

I would guess the overall div yld is around 6-8% . Some are below purchase price some above but all are paying.

Question.

PVR is one of my losers per my Schwab screen down %6.44. The way they calculate that is to add the dividends to my initial cost and calculate total cost to current price. I can not argue the logic but emotionally that is not how I think of it.

I have 25.33 shares more than I purchased (due to dividend reinvestment) so the dollar value of my current position is up ~%25.

So my brain tells me I have a 25% gain but per the software written my Schwab financial wiz kids I am down over %6.

How would you see it.