Sometimes I browse through Cdn Money Forum, but lately there’s been a “newbie” throwing his/her weight around, posting on many of the financial threads … sure spoils the mood of the whole place. It’s only a matter of time before she self destructs.
Jan 17/12

not “active form”.

Is “Canadian Business Online” still an active form? Google search doesn’t reveal anything.

TIA

I am a student (limited budget) and have seen a few offers for free ipods and iphones. Does anyone Know if any if the free IPhone or Ipod offers are actually legit? I don’t want to waste my time filling out a hundred surveys and was hoping to hear from someone who may have had some success with this.

Thanks

Regards,

Peter

Precisely so.

I indicated above that my first post will be at the thread on safe withdrawal rates. I will post a link to The Retirement Risk Evaluator, the only analytically valid SWR calculator on the internet.

If there are no questions about the calculator, I will interpret that as a sign that there is not much interest. That will of course be the end of it in that event.

If there are questions about the calculator, I will respond to the best of my ability to those questions.

If there are defamatory posts or intimidation posts or deception posts, I will explain to the people who congregate there what is going on. If such posts continue, I will request that the site owners do their job and protect the community congregating there for legitimate purposes from the internet predators.

I have been playing it the same way since the first day. No one who permits me to post to a board can say that he was surprised when I posted my honest views on safe withdrawal rates or on Passive Investing or on the need for site owners to take effective action to protect our communities from internet predators. I have a long posting record available for review by anyone who cares to check it out. And the basic themes explored in my posts have been pretty much the same for years now. I aim all the time to develop new insights to incorporate into my stuff. But the basics tend to remain constant over time.

I have always loved the idea of learning new things about investing. And I have always been protective of the communities that have helped me learn so much over the years. I am proud of the work that has been done in the Retire Early and Indexing communities and more recently in the Personal Finance Blogosphere. I offer no apologies whatsoever for the wonderful work that hundreds of us have done together over the course of the past seven years. It demonstrates the power of this exciting communications medium of the future.

Rob

“You Knew Damn Well I Was a Snake Before You Took Me in”

Rob’s posts above provide just about all the background information needed to establish how Rob will behave and what value his presence will bring to discussions at any forum which provides him a soapbox. Good luck, Canadian Money Forum. Mr. Bennett has provided you ample detail of what awaits you.

While I still maintain your original post is a blanket statement not in line with the reality of the vast majority of experiences at dripinvesting.org I have placed the following at our site:

Posters, please remember what it was like when you first came here.

If you don’t know what “FAQs” or see the link…well!

BTW: If memory serves correct, but don’t quote me, the principal person you had difficulties with was not an old-timer but was relatively new to the site.

Regards,

OB