To the Editor: Boeing stock is worth holding for the long haul (" Boeing's Road to Redemption -- and a Higher Stock Price," Cover Story, Oct. 31). An investor who purchased $1,000 worth of Boeing stock at the initial public offering in 1962 and kept it to date would now possess an equity valued at $823,732. Under CEO Kelly Ortberg, we might very well watch Boeing, now a bargain, double in the next five to 10 years. The company has overcome the doldrums and has only one main competitor for a vast market. Air travel will continue to boom unless a global depression hits -- which is possible but unlikely.

John Harvard Lomax On Barrons.com

Not Worth His Salt

To the Editor: Regarding " Tesla Stock and Musk's $1 Trillion Robo Ransom -- What to Know," Streetwise, Oct. 31): No chief executive is worth that kind of money. The greatest investor in the world, Warren Buffett, relies on stock appreciation for his income. Why do CEOs like Elon Musk extract money from the company's earnings?

Frank Simo On Barrons.com

Higher Loan Growth

To the Editor: The key phrase in this article is "high credit quality loan portfolio" (" Bank of America Has a Game Plan to Catch Up to Its Peers. It's Time to Buy the Stock," Oct. 31). It's a base on which the two new co-presidents can build higher loan growth as its low-yielding securities portfolio burns off. Buy a stock for where it will be in 18 months, not where it is now.

William Lyon On Barrons.com

A 60/20/20 Portfolio

To the Editor: A 60/40 portfolio works best during disinflation (" 60/40 Funds Are Staging a Comeback. Here Are 3 Solid Choices," Oct. 29). A weakening economy may hurt company profits and stock prices, but bond yields are likely to fall. This negative performance correlation generally worked from 1982 until just a few years ago. It's hard to argue for 60/40 now, with long-term inflation such a high risk. Perhaps Morgan Stanley's recent suggestion of 60/20/20 (gold) is better equipped to protect investors who are looking forward, not backward.

Richard Saler On Barrons.com

Modern-Day Utilities

To the Editor: How many times have the Magnificent Seven proved the pundits wrong over the past 10 years? (" Meta Faces a Sudden Reckoning. How Big Tech Earnings Are Reshaping the AI Race," Tech Trader, Oct. 31). The fourth industrial revolution is in progress, and the naysayers will be like the horse-and-carriage owners of 19th century. There will be no modern life without the Mag 7. They are modern-day utilities.

Farid Khan On Barrons.com

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