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Old 01-13-2018, 01:51 PM
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Markets' are merely awaiting another trigger to deflate their bubbles.
Forever. But, when I started investing in stocks the DOW was under 2000 .

I have been through three crashes. Didn't do anything but ride it out.

Absolutely no doubt that it will crash again. And, I will ride it out again.

And, all the morons will be saying it's not coming back this time. Just like they always do.
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Old 01-13-2018, 02:02 PM
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Forever. But, when I started investing in stocks the DOW was under 2000 .

I have been through three crashes. Didn't do anything but ride it out.

Absolutely no doubt that it will crash again. And, I will ride it out again.

And, all the morons will be saying it's not coming back this time. Just like they always do.
Then, like me, you’ve done very well, especially through the Obama years. Index funds. Retirement coming soon, will have way more income than I spend now. Lots more travel to Europe and South America ahead, while I’m still able. It’s a big world, plenty more cultures to experience, enjoy and learn from, for those capable of learning.
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Old 01-13-2018, 06:59 PM
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You two need to get and room and hope the next real crash doesn't take as long to recover from as the great one.
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Old 01-13-2018, 07:42 PM
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Forever. But, when I started investing in stocks the DOW was under 2000 .

I have been through three crashes. Didn't do anything but ride it out.

Absolutely no doubt that it will crash again. And, I will ride it out again.

And, all the morons will be saying it's not coming back this time. Just like they always do.
Like I did in 2009 when nearly every dumbass Republican in my life was jerking their money out because the "Kenyan Soshialist" was going to "utterly destroy America". As usual, they were panicked, irrational and wrong.
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Old 01-14-2018, 11:57 AM
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Like I did in 2009 when nearly every dumbass Republican in my life was jerking their money out because the "Kenyan Soshialist" was going to "utterly destroy America". As usual, they were panicked, irrational and wrong.
I actually bought $30,000 more stock in 2009.

Should have kept it. But, that was when I decided I was going to be a trader. So, when I made 5% I would take it.

If I had just bought most anything and sat on it I would have been better off.
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Old 01-14-2018, 12:15 PM
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I actually bought $30,000 more stock in 2009.

Should have kept it. But, that was when I decided I was going to be a trader. So, when I made 5% I would take it.

If I had just bought most anything and sat on it I would have been better off.
So you’re not really an investor at all, you’re a speculator. Sigh. Speculators rarely win, it’s basically betting, not investing. Unless, of course, they have insider help.
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Old 01-14-2018, 03:38 PM
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So you’re not really an investor at all, you’re a speculator. Sigh. Speculators rarely win, it’s basically betting, not investing. Unless, of course, they have insider help.
That's bullshit. There are traders that make good money at it and all they rely on are the charts, candlestick patterns, or whatever works for them.

And, shorting is a necessary aspect of the market. Otherwise how would you ever establish the value of a stock if somebody didn't say no, I think it is overvalued.

Subscribing to a real time charting service is expensive and what is really somewhat entertaining in the beginning becomes a job very quickly.

From your post in your case it would be betting and no doubt something you should avoid.
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No, that's not what I'm saying. Of course you would know that if you looked at what I linked to. One does not have to mess with entitlements to reduce federal spending. Addressing the growth of entitlement spending should be looked at as well.
Ryan has long wanted to enact reforms to entitlement programs — which usually takes the form of cuts to Medicaid, Medicare, and Social Security. But at an event in Wisconsin on Friday, he said entitlements wouldn't be addressed by Congress this year.

"I don’t see us tackling it this year," Ryan said.


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Old 01-15-2018, 08:48 AM
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That's bullshit. There are traders that make good money at it and all they rely on are the charts, candlestick patterns, or whatever works for them.
And over time, they will all lose compared to simple index funds. Warren Buffett just won a $1M bet against a pricey hedge fund over this very issue. But, guys who vote for con artists like Trump clearly aren’t very bright.
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Old 01-15-2018, 11:18 AM
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So you’re not really an investor at all, you’re a speculator. Sigh. Speculators rarely win, it’s basically betting, not investing. Unless, of course, they have insider help.
Even with an indexed S&P 500 fund you're speculating too.
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