Any commodity trader worth their salt never owns 100% in one commodity because it's a fact of life that one will go up while another is going down.

I understand that is a viable business strategy for note traders but how about us regular real estate investors who may not have the connections to buy and sell in volume?

As a regular trader in mobile home paper, I have not seen prices close to 85% for more than 3 years now.

She loved it, bought it in Japanese to make sure she had all the fine points down and applied it religiously in every decision she made.

(and I am a futures trader by trade!)

I must say that I am more of a Buffett-type long-term investor than the day-trader type.And thanks to all the experts for writing wonderfully informative posts and to the newbies for asking great questions.

I'm not a trader in stocks, commodities, or real estate.

When he talks about European stocks vs Japanese stocks try to ask yourself "what is the principle here?

We can argue that terrorists are the ones that fly planes into buildings, but remember that the Japanese flew planes into buildings and ships during WWII, but they were protected by the Geneva Conventions.

If that's you narrative, look at Japanese economy.