Comments on: Performance of My Defensive Stocks http://www.thesunsfinancialdiary.com/investing/performance-of-my-defensive-stocks/ Sun, 08 Nov 2009 02:55:36 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Around The Financial Blogosphere | 8ZU http://www.thesunsfinancialdiary.com/investing/performance-of-my-defensive-stocks/comment-page-1/#comment-41954 Around The Financial Blogosphere | 8ZU Sat, 12 Apr 2008 06:42:41 +0000 http://www.thesunsfinancialdiary.com/investing/stock/performance-of-my-defensive-stocks/#comment-41954 [...] Performance of My Defensive Stocks by Sun @ The Sun’s Financial Diary. [...] [...] Performance of My Defensive Stocks by Sun @ The Sun’s Financial Diary. [...]

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]]> By: FinanceIsPersonal.com http://www.thesunsfinancialdiary.com/investing/performance-of-my-defensive-stocks/comment-page-1/#comment-29877 FinanceIsPersonal.com Sat, 01 Dec 2007 17:05:56 +0000 http://www.thesunsfinancialdiary.com/investing/stock/performance-of-my-defensive-stocks/#comment-29877 You definitely chose some good defensive stocks. People will always need the bare necessities even if the economy stinks! You definitely chose some good defensive stocks. People will always need the bare necessities even if the economy stinks!

]]> By: Sun http://www.thesunsfinancialdiary.com/investing/performance-of-my-defensive-stocks/comment-page-1/#comment-29685 Sun Thu, 29 Nov 2007 05:38:49 +0000 http://www.thesunsfinancialdiary.com/investing/stock/performance-of-my-defensive-stocks/#comment-29685 True, nothing is absolutely immune to severe economic downturns. While we have to use electricity, we can use less if we have to tight our belts. I guess defensive or not is relative to other sectors. The trouble of the banks is related to one particular problem, bad loans. If that's gone, they will rebound. Who knows if the government starts to regulate the utility industry again, those defensive stocks may as well tumble :) thebaglady: As people said, you buy Chinese stocks for rewards, not for safety. For higher rewards, there are higher risks. Though the Chinese stocks got hammered lately, if the company has a good, profitable business, the stock will bounce back. After all, Chinese economy is not going to drop from 10+% growth to 1% next year. Super Saver: Good to know you can stay flat. To me, all the paper money I made in the past two months is probably gone :( Wish I had a little more these defensive stocks :) True, nothing is absolutely immune to severe economic downturns. While we have to use electricity, we can use less if we have to tight our belts. I guess defensive or not is relative to other sectors. The trouble of the banks is related to one particular problem, bad loans. If that’s gone, they will rebound. Who knows if the government starts to regulate the utility industry again, those defensive stocks may as well tumble :)

thebaglady: As people said, you buy Chinese stocks for rewards, not for safety. For higher rewards, there are higher risks. Though the Chinese stocks got hammered lately, if the company has a good, profitable business, the stock will bounce back. After all, Chinese economy is not going to drop from 10+% growth to 1% next year.

Super Saver: Good to know you can stay flat. To me, all the paper money I made in the past two months is probably gone :( Wish I had a little more these defensive stocks :)

]]> By: Super Saver http://www.thesunsfinancialdiary.com/investing/performance-of-my-defensive-stocks/comment-page-1/#comment-29672 Super Saver Thu, 29 Nov 2007 03:09:20 +0000 http://www.thesunsfinancialdiary.com/investing/stock/performance-of-my-defensive-stocks/#comment-29672 Sun, Great post on defensive stocks. The ones I own are doing fairly well also, enough to keep my total portfolio flat for October and November so far. However, I still have some concern that a recession, hopefully a mild one, will occur in the next 18 months. At that point, I think defensive stocks will also decline, but not as much. Sun,

Great post on defensive stocks. The ones I own are doing fairly well also, enough to keep my total portfolio flat for October and November so far. However, I still have some concern that a recession, hopefully a mild one, will occur in the next 18 months. At that point, I think defensive stocks will also decline, but not as much.

]]> By: thebaglady http://www.thesunsfinancialdiary.com/investing/performance-of-my-defensive-stocks/comment-page-1/#comment-29569 thebaglady Wed, 28 Nov 2007 06:55:16 +0000 http://www.thesunsfinancialdiary.com/investing/stock/performance-of-my-defensive-stocks/#comment-29569 My Chinese stocks went down a lot too, but they're still much higher than what I bought them for. It's true that overall the American market just didn't go up much at all. My Chinese stocks went down a lot too, but they’re still much higher than what I bought them for. It’s true that overall the American market just didn’t go up much at all.

]]> By: MoneyNing http://www.thesunsfinancialdiary.com/investing/performance-of-my-defensive-stocks/comment-page-1/#comment-29524 MoneyNing Tue, 27 Nov 2007 23:15:38 +0000 http://www.thesunsfinancialdiary.com/investing/stock/performance-of-my-defensive-stocks/#comment-29524 Don't hate the Chinese stocks all of a sudden :) Just remember that they are just at the August level. All US stocks are at January 2007 levels..... Don’t hate the Chinese stocks all of a sudden :) Just remember that they are just at the August level. All US stocks are at January 2007 levels…..

]]> By: Fiscal Musings http://www.thesunsfinancialdiary.com/investing/performance-of-my-defensive-stocks/comment-page-1/#comment-29514 Fiscal Musings Tue, 27 Nov 2007 20:12:33 +0000 http://www.thesunsfinancialdiary.com/investing/stock/performance-of-my-defensive-stocks/#comment-29514 I suppose you could move into these "defensive stocks" and hope to ride out the storm, or you could start purchasing the solid companies whose stock prices are being hammered right now. Since no one can say where the market is truly headed, either play could work. I suppose you could move into these “defensive stocks” and hope to ride out the storm, or you could start purchasing the solid companies whose stock prices are being hammered right now. Since no one can say where the market is truly headed, either play could work.

]]> By: The Dividend Guy http://www.thesunsfinancialdiary.com/investing/performance-of-my-defensive-stocks/comment-page-1/#comment-29507 The Dividend Guy Tue, 27 Nov 2007 19:46:44 +0000 http://www.thesunsfinancialdiary.com/investing/stock/performance-of-my-defensive-stocks/#comment-29507 I don' think any stock can be totally defensive. For example the banks have often been considered as defensive plays and some regard them as staples for investment accounts. The key is to realize that just because it is defensive does not mean the price cannot tank, example Citigroup. Good post! The Dividend Guy I don’ think any stock can be totally defensive. For example the banks have often been considered as defensive plays and some regard them as staples for investment accounts. The key is to realize that just because it is defensive does not mean the price cannot tank, example Citigroup.

Good post!

The Dividend Guy

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