http://blogcritics.org/ A sinister cabal of superior bloggers on music, books, film, popular culture, politics, and technology - updated continuously. en Copyright 2005-2006 by the authors Wed, 10 Jan 2007 12:30:29 EST http://backend.userland.com/rss Blogcritics.org custom software http://blogcritics.org/archives/2007/01/07/120734.php#comment-508042 It's so absurd sometimes it's comical. Keep it simple. Classic and proven acid tests like earnings and retained earnings. Stuff like that. Not all the lard that goes around it. Bottom line: does the company earn? What's its management team like? The worst is when average people use jargon to show off. I remember a time when I could not go anywhere without someone bragging about having bought shares of some stupid company during the height the bubble. It was crazy the buzz. It was so obvious it was going to tip. How could it possibly sustain itself when the herd mentality was pushing prices up? 508042@blogcritics.org Wed, 10 Jan 2007 12:30:29 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2007/01/07/120734.php#comment-508030 I completely agree with you. I feel like I have to decipher a lot of the bs being thrown around my office. The <a href="http://buzzwordblends.babson.edu">Buzzword Blends</a> calls this disease "buzzword blending syndrome". 508030@blogcritics.org Wed, 10 Jan 2007 12:12:58 EST