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03-19-2020, 07:34 PM
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#201
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
Give me a forum ...
Join Date: Jan 2018
Location: Tampa
Posts: 11,300
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Originally Posted by statsman
Nearly all bond and TIPS funds and cash here, yet I don't have the nerve to look. What would normally be a solid foundation (bonds) during a time of a bear market, not this time around.
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Need to have treasuries instead of Corporates in this type of market.
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03-19-2020, 07:42 PM
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#202
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: North
Posts: 4,043
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At one point during the day yesterday I was down -35% from my highs . OUCH! Today -25% on the year so far with 100% equities. Still buying every week.
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Time > $$$ ~ 100% equities ~ FIRE @2031
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03-19-2020, 07:54 PM
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#203
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
Give me a forum ...
Join Date: Jun 2016
Location: Colorado
Posts: 8,971
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Down about 9%. Nibbling on equities and muni’s. Higher quality muni’s in the 3 month to 2 year range yielding over 3%. If you go out 3+ years, you can get 4%.
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03-19-2020, 08:14 PM
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Full time employment: Posting here.
Join Date: Jul 2013
Posts: 953
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Down 8.5%. Had been 95/5, now 16/84. I did buy back in some today. I think it is still going down.
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Well it's all right, we're heading to the end of the line...
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03-20-2020, 09:17 AM
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#205
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Recycles dryer sheets
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: Norcal, Silly-Con Valley
Posts: 249
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Down 21% YTD. Even my bonds are down 8%.
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03-20-2020, 09:26 AM
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Moderator
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Flyover country
Posts: 25,362
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Down 14.5% YTD as of yesterday, on my roughly 45/55 stash.
It had been closer to 50/50 but not as bad as it could be.
The good news is that the expensive travel we had planned for Italy and Germany this year won't happen, so that make this bearable.
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I thought growing old would take longer.
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03-20-2020, 09:31 AM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Aug 2012
Posts: 1,862
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Down 11% from 1/1. 42/44/14
That 14% feels pretty good right now. Just ran FireCalc with our latest balance and still at 100% for 36 years.
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FIRE Class of 2018 @ 61
Old men and women sit in the shade of trees they planted long ago
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03-20-2020, 04:27 PM
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Recycles dryer sheets
Join Date: Feb 2017
Location: Weatherford Texas
Posts: 456
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As of COB 3-20-2020
-20.4% YTD
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RE AA 65/35
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03-20-2020, 04:35 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Mar 2009
Posts: 2,985
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In times like these percentages are worthless. Down close to 500 large. Holding my nose as I buy VTI/VTSAX all the way down.
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Took SS at 62 and hope I live long enough to regret the decision.
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03-20-2020, 04:37 PM
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#210
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Rio Grande Valley
Posts: 38,153
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Oh lord it’s bad now. I think I’m down almost 18% after yesterday. And today will be worse!
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Retired since summer 1999.
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03-20-2020, 04:40 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Mar 2009
Posts: 2,985
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Quote:
Originally Posted by foxfirev5
In times like these percentages are worthless. Down close to 500 large. Holding my nose as I buy VTI/VTSAX all the way down.
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Please note that I came to this forum from Bogleheads in March 2009 AFTER Jack Bogle stated that when you can't afford to lose anymore you need to get out. Total BS. You need to decide for yourself.
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Took SS at 62 and hope I live long enough to regret the decision.
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03-20-2020, 05:01 PM
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gone traveling
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: DFW
Posts: 7,586
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Down 14.3% as of today 
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03-20-2020, 05:12 PM
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Full time employment: Posting here.
Join Date: Feb 2019
Location: NC
Posts: 568
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-18.1% YTD.
Individual stock positions in my IRA really set me back.
----Oil MLP and REITs = lesson learned.
Incrementally buying SPY as the decline continues.
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03-20-2020, 05:44 PM
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#214
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Join Date: Jan 2018
Location: Tampa
Posts: 11,300
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Hit my all time low in investment assets, one month and a day after hitting my all time high.
How is that for volatility?
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03-20-2020, 05:45 PM
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#215
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
Give me a forum ...
Join Date: Jul 2009
Posts: 5,308
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I was down 18% as of yesterday, so a little more today. I had about a 55/45 allocation at start of year. Around February 10, I decided to move to a 50/50 allocation which is where I was when stuff started going south.
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03-20-2020, 06:18 PM
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#216
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Sarasota, FL & Vermont
Posts: 36,375
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-19.63% YTD as of today. Ugh!
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Patience is the art of concealing your impatience.
Slow and steady wins the race.
Retired Jan 2012 at age 56
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03-20-2020, 06:31 PM
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Dryer sheet wannabe
Join Date: Dec 2014
Posts: 16
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Down 16% YTD with a portfolio that started at around 65/35 at the beginning of the yr. Had been meaning to reduce to 60/40, but didn't get around it it due to a health issue that took my attention for a while. Now without doing anything I'm at 55/45, but I'm almost ready to sell off to get to 50/50, or 45/55. Normally, if we had a govt I had confidence in, I'd hold the line, but watching the press conferences everyday, faith is fading quickly. Particularly concerned because I am officially retiring April 1st due to my health issue. Great timing.
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03-20-2020, 08:59 PM
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#218
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Jul 2013
Posts: 1,046
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YTD: -26%
Since Feb peak: lol
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03-20-2020, 09:21 PM
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#219
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Recycles dryer sheets
Join Date: Jan 2012
Posts: 442
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- 22% YTD 70/30 portfolio......Ouch!
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03-20-2020, 09:31 PM
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#220
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Full time employment: Posting here.
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: Austin
Posts: 661
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I'm down 25% as of today and sitting still.
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ER'd 6/1/2014 @ age 53. Wow, is it already 2022?
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