Comments on: Why Short Selling Is A Bad Idea http://blog.filife.com/why-short-selling-is-a-bad-idea/ A production of FiLife, a new personal-finance site that goes live later this year. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:34:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Colin Constantine http://blog.filife.com/why-short-selling-is-a-bad-idea/#comment-2754 Colin Constantine Thu, 31 Jul 2008 15:15:40 +0000 http://blog.filife.com/?p=648#comment-2754 Hey there - Well, you have the right idea when you say, “this is a website for people that know little (or nothing) about finance.” Our goal at FiLife is to educate our users about how to get on the right financial track while recognizing that every ones’ understanding of personal finance varies. We take the attitude that we’re all in this together. In relation to this particular article, we felt that short-selling is a topic that many people hear about, but usually isn’t properly explained. While you seem to have a somewhat informed view of the matter, others might not. You are certainly entitled to believe that “all most bloggers do is re-package conventional reporting with an opinionated spin to satisfy their egos” however, at FiLife, we try to check our egos at the door. We often try to point readers to helpful personal finance articles that we’re publishing on the site, and to explain some of the basics when they need a better explanation. Finally, our reference to ‘disenchanted markets’ merely meant (but was perhaps poorly conveyed) that many markets are seeing losses, which makes it opportune for short-sellers. Although your feedback was far from positive, we appreciate it nonetheless, and hope that you can use FiLife to better your personal financial needs in the future. -Colin Constantine Hey there -
Well, you have the right idea when you say, “this is a website for people that know little (or nothing) about finance.” Our goal at FiLife is to educate our users about how to get on the right financial track while recognizing that every ones’ understanding of personal finance varies. We take the attitude that we’re all in this together. In relation to this particular article, we felt that short-selling is a topic that many people hear about, but usually isn’t properly explained. While you seem to have a somewhat informed view of the matter, others might not.
You are certainly entitled to believe that “all most bloggers do is re-package conventional reporting with an opinionated spin to satisfy their egos” however, at FiLife, we try to check our egos at the door. We often try to point readers to helpful personal finance articles that we’re publishing on the site, and to explain some of the basics when they need a better explanation.
Finally, our reference to ‘disenchanted markets’ merely meant (but was perhaps poorly conveyed) that many markets are seeing losses, which makes it opportune for short-sellers.
Although your feedback was far from positive, we appreciate it nonetheless, and hope that you can use FiLife to better your personal financial needs in the future.
-Colin Constantine

]]> By: BloggersSuck http://blog.filife.com/why-short-selling-is-a-bad-idea/#comment-2483 BloggersSuck Wed, 30 Jul 2008 16:18:37 +0000 http://blog.filife.com/?p=648#comment-2483 "Why Short Selling Is A Bad Idea" What are you talking about? -Seems like this is a website for people that know little (or nothing) about finance, bloggers and readers alike. If you are short selling and do not understand the risks involved, then Yes, it is a bad idea. BUT WHO IS DOING THAT? I doubt too many people are making investments blindly these days,... or ever. Short selling can be very profitable, but only because it can also be very risky. DUH!. You raise an obvious point like it is some overlooked deep insight you had. Take a finance course before trying to write about it. Seems like all most bloggers do is re-package conventional reporting with an opinionated spin to satisfy their egos; Always lacking real content or original thought. OH, and when you say "Our disenchanted markets..." you are using a word which you do not know the meaning of. Disenchanted, when used as an adjective means free from enchantment or illusion. MOST people would say the markets are ALWAYS full of illusion, A.K.A. why you cannot predict what the market is going to do. You imply that the markets are transparent and easily interpreted, which, COUGH, THEY ARE NOT!. In fact, they are extremely volatile, resulting from widespread speculation. This is generally the case. Maybe you thought 'disenchanted' was just a cool sounding word you would throw in there to sound like you know what you are talking about, which you don't...Embarrassing “Why Short Selling Is A Bad Idea”

What are you talking about? -Seems like this is a website for people that know little (or nothing) about finance, bloggers and readers alike.
If you are short selling and do not understand the risks involved, then Yes, it is a bad idea. BUT WHO IS DOING THAT? I doubt too many people are making investments blindly these days,… or ever. Short selling can be very profitable, but only because it can also be very risky. DUH!. You raise an obvious point like it is some overlooked deep insight you had. Take a finance course before trying to write about it.

Seems like all most bloggers do is re-package conventional reporting with an opinionated spin to satisfy their egos; Always lacking real content or original thought.

OH, and when you say “Our disenchanted markets…” you are using a word which you do not know the meaning of.
Disenchanted, when used as an adjective means free from enchantment or illusion. MOST people would say the markets are ALWAYS full of illusion, A.K.A. why you cannot predict what the market is going to do. You imply that the markets are transparent and easily interpreted, which, COUGH, THEY ARE NOT!. In fact, they are extremely volatile, resulting from widespread speculation. This is generally the case. Maybe you thought ‘disenchanted’ was just a cool sounding word you would throw in there to sound like you know what you are talking about, which you don’t…Embarrassing

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