Though usually mutual funds are fairly conservative and safe, Last april 
I got out of them, since I thought there was no safe haven in the 
numbers, and invest only locally where I can feel the beet on the local 
street.

Nate Duehr wrote:
> Alex Harford wrote:
>
>   
>> If you are interested in financial discussion, I highly recommend
>> checking out the Motley Fool, http://boards.fool.com.  Especially the
>> METAR board (MacroEconomic Trends And Risks).  There are some very
>> intelligent people with different backgrounds and viewpoints, and I
>> think you would find a lot to discuss there. :)
>>
>> Alex
>> (who lurks at fool.com)
>>     
>
> Agreed.  Me too.  I simply refuse to leave my investment decisions 
> completely up to some "fund manager" and hope they do the right things. 
>   I have a vested interest in my money, the big money managers, do NOT.
>
> They MAINLY have a vested interest in getting me to MOVE my money around 
> -- to get their fees.  Not to GROW my money.
>
> Nate
>   
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