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Old 05-22-2014, 09:34 PM   #41
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How did you get into trouble buying and holding? the market has fully recovered and then some.
Probably by dumping out at the bottom and buying annuities.
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Old 05-23-2014, 03:46 PM   #42
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Old 05-23-2014, 04:10 PM   #43
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Apparently not.
Can someone explain what "gone traveling" above the stars means? I tried searching the forum for an explanation but only came up with other folks in the same status.
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I tried searching the forum for an explanation but only came up with other folks in the same status.
If you look closely you'll notice members with that tag line no longer post on the forum.
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+1 I can't recall seeing that one before today.
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What you got rid of my annuity salesmen?
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Thanks everyone. Glad to know I wasn't the only one clueless on this point.
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