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Old 09-17-2014, 11:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Vegas69 View Post
I agree with Greg, some good names, some others I would wipe off the list. You certainly have the discipline to sock away such a substantial amount. Clearly you have a big income, but that doesn't mean you had to save a penny! Good luck on the sale of your car.

I've owned Pfizer for a year. It's been a snoozer. Always hanging around even. CVS has been a solid performer. They are a drug dealer. ha I picked them as I see the baby boomers consuming more and more pills, unfortunately.

Greg, have you covered your philosophy on International stocks? Picking them to the make up of your portfolio.


So many of the companies we own nowadays are already "international". So I don't go looking for a pure international play. 20 years ago you needed to own some foreign company stocks -- but the big best of breed guys are almost all doing business in other countries. Frankly I can't think of many countries where I'd want to own their stocks. Europe is a welfare entity... Spain? Japan hasn't had a good economy for 20 years.... If you want China - buy McDonalds - Coke - Apple... and I don't want to own anything I can't pronounce. Germany is just now slipping into a possible recession...

The other way I think is about stuff like KMI/KMP/KMR.... they own the Pipes...Everyone needs to get their stuff from point A to point B... so I don't try to pick the one guy that's going to win that battle -- when they ALL have use KMP pipes...

Ditto oil --- I'd prefer to own the infrastructure plays (the pipes/storage). Versus the guys that have to drill - risk capital to find more - or have to play the pricing game. THEY ALL have to use the pipes so I invest in pipes. :>)

Again -- this is just something more to think about rather than BUY THIS or DON'T BUY that.... which isn't the way I like to do this thread.
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