I live in NW Ohio, and when the kids were 1, 5, 11 years old we went to Mackinaw City, Michigan.   The bridge, wildlife zoo, Soo Locks, Tequemenon Falls, Mackinaw Island, ferry rides, horses, puttputt, Lake Huron beach, 85 degrees in July, back home in 7 hours. Great get-away with a beach.  Westerly wind on an east c...more

Campbell Soup company in Napoleon , Ohio just added a 10 acre solar field to its plant.

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I also invested in metals but not at these prices.  I bought shares of a Canadian Gold mining company. Gold prices have stablelized at a very high mark.  My mining company has made me $1200.  Not bad for $2500 investment. Many posters are so negative on a market that has returned nearly 10% since 1930's. Stop going ...more

Apple will hit $700 in 2013.  I had a sale trigger at $600.  so I sold half my shares.  Warning Nov. 1, 2012  I will buy back my shares at $580.  If Apple never hits $580... I told you so. Apple is more than just I-phone and apps.

I had colleagues sell in the midst of losses and pull their money.  they were the only ones to realize the loss.  the rest of us held tight in the storm and bought into the downturn bravely.  I am going to guess  most of the respondents sold also by the tone of their comments.  Alas...

Great advice... caution if you go it alone... read, study, invest $2500 at a time over 1 year.   Or Get a professional and their advice.  Over 38 years I went it alone and built a nest egg at times $25 per month.  I won with McDonalds and Chrysler and Exxon-Mobil and lost with K-Mart.  I built up $131,000 and ret...more