From: pmessnospam@frontiernet.net 
  
 "TK Sung"  wrote in message 
 news:kMldb.6665$jM2.112@newssvr27.news.prodigy.com... 
 > Per your request, I'm moving this discussion to news.groups from 
 > misc.invest.*. 
 > 
 > "Irene Waters"  wrote in message 
 > news:5BQcb.4695$NX3.2240@newsread3.news.pas.earthlink.net... 
 > > 
 > > When someone wants to ask 
 > > a question about bonds, he or she typically goes to one of these groups 
 > and 
 > > gets an answer that may reflect (1) bias; or (2) lack of study on bonds. 
 > > 
 > I have to disagree.  The bond discussions in misc.invest.mutual-funds, for 
 > example, are often quite insightful and meaningful.  If you post it on 
 > misc.invest.options, well, you probably won't get meaningful answers since 
 > it is not the right group. 
 > 
 > > If 
 > > the expertise can be directed to a single group 
 > > 
 > But you won't be able to.  Most bond discussions take place in the context 
 > of bond funds or financial planning, and you'll inevitably cross-posting 
 to 
 > those groups. 
 > 
 > > For the last three months, groups.google yields the following total 
 > numbers 
 > > of posts for each newsgroup: 
 > > 
 > > misc.invest.marketplace: 122 
 > > misc.invest.misc: 374 
 > > misc.invest.technical: 924 
 > > misc.invest.canada: 394 
 > > misc.invest.financial-plan: 603 
 > > misc.invest.futures: 1250 
 > > misc.invest.mutual-funds: 2630 
 > > misc.invest.options: 1100 
 > > misc.invest.real-estate: 1960 
 > > misc.invest.stocks: 27800 
 > > 
 > > Six of ten pass the 'at least 10 posts per day' criterion for 
 establishing 
 > a 
 > > new newsgroup, assuming all posts are on topic (which might be a 
 stretch). 
 > > 
 > They *are* a stretch. If you give a cursory glance at those postings, 
 you'd 
 > realize that most are on topic in the group, or merely mentioned "bond". 
 > 
 > In general, I'm not necessarily against the creation of misc.invest.bonds. 
 > But you need to show that there are *unmet* needs that are large enough. 
 So 
 > far, I haven't seen that. 
 > 
 > 
 > 
 > 
 Investing in individual bonds is quite different from owning a bond fund. I 
 don't feel that discussing the merits of a particular bond is appropriate 
 for either MIS or MIMF. Some investors prefer the challenge of constructing 
 their own bond portfolio and a newsgroup dedicated to bonds only would be a 
 great asset. 
  
 PM 
  
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