Article on Ford's IRS

[GatorBlue371]

Originally Posted by stovt001

Well yes, on an executive level I do understand these companies are responsible to investors who demand short term cost cuts. The part I can't understand is why investors keep this short-sighted mentality. They more than any other group should be looking for long-term success and rewarding strategies that focus on that.

Investors only care about their wallets. Thus- investors.


Why gamble with your money on a long term deal which may or may not work when you can pump a company full of money like steriods knowing it will go up in the short term and then dip with your profits?


'Investors' dont care one bit about the 'health' of a company.

[Georgie]

i wouldn't be suprised if that 98 net loss figure was thrown out there by those who were pissed that the car went SRA. id like to see what numbers went into that figure... they should have an IRS, but not a crap one like they had in the cobra; the new SRA is better than that IRS

[THE EVIL TW1N]

Originally Posted by Georgie

i wouldn't be suprised if that 98 net loss figure was thrown out there by those who were pissed that the car went SRA. id like to see what numbers went into that figure... they should have an IRS, but not a crap one like they had in the cobra; the new SRA is better than that IRS

Besides the really soft bushings Ford decided to go with, what made the Cobra IRS "crap" exactly?

[Georgie]

breaks easy on strong launches; car handles worse than the new mustang too which has an SRA

[UCF w00t]

Originally Posted by stovt001

Well yes, on an executive level I do understand these companies are responsible to investors who demand short term cost cuts. The part I can't understand is why investors keep this short-sighted mentality. They more than any other group should be looking for long-term success and rewarding strategies that focus on that.

We're getting off topic but...

I was watching this show on PBS last night about the differences between apes (chimps, bonobos, etc) and humans; specifically why humans have been so successful but apes not so much. Basically the conclusion was that emotion is why. Apes are, by and large, unable to control their urges and always go for the immediate gain. They also did a study with small kids (3yr olds) and although apparently it was "inconclusive" there did seem to be a correlation between the ones that could control their urges and wait for the bigger reward and higher SAT scores later in life. Investing is a very testosterone infused area with lots of emotion and gut decisions. Although some investors have become wealthy on this, the most successful (ie Warren Buffet) are those who can control their urges and make smart, long term plays. Sadly, a large chunk of the investors out there are too stupid to take this approach and want to see gains NOW.