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11-15-2019, 06:45 PM
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Originally Posted by W2R
Yeah!!! What he said!!!
The day I retired (11/9/2009), the Dow was 10,227. Now it is 28,005. Whew, stratospheric!
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I remember when it hit 10k for the first time, in 1999. And the mod team is now exploring ways to implement "are you sure" logic, before you can ever again start a word with "W"
(jk)
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11-15-2019, 06:53 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
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Yeah, but you changed your avatar to one that is obviously saying it!!!
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11-15-2019, 07:17 PM
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#23
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
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Dow at 28,000. Is that it?
Back in 1999-2000, the following books were published.
Come on, it has been 20 years already. I don't have another 20 years to wait.
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11-15-2019, 07:33 PM
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#24
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Aerides
I remember when it hit 10k for the first time, in 1999. And the mod team is now exploring ways to implement "are you sure" logic, before you can ever again start a word with "W"
(jk)
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Can you just program things so if anyone types the w-word that it automatically changes it like it does with **** and ****?
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Patience is the art of concealing your impatience.
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11-15-2019, 07:42 PM
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#25
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
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Wonderful, just wonderful.
Really puts some ease into blowing that dough eh? Sell when high baby, enjoy the gains and blow that dough with little pain.
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11-15-2019, 07:56 PM
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I just discovered that I started the original "W" thread when the Dow was HALF as much - - it had just gone over 14,000.
http://www.early-retirement.org/foru...hee-30317.html
Just think, it has doubled without a major recession since (EDIT: Well, except for that little incident in 2008-2009.... ). Anyway, maybe it will double again before we end up on the down side of that investment rollercoaster.
Dow 56,000, anyone?
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Happily retired since 2009, at age 61. Best years of my life by far!
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11-15-2019, 08:04 PM
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that's it, we're all doomed, sell it all and go in the bunkers.
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11-15-2019, 08:05 PM
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#28
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
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It seems to me that W2R copying and pasting the w-word is close to the same as her typing it... so I'm afraid to say that I think we are DOOMED.
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Patience is the art of concealing your impatience.
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11-15-2019, 08:08 PM
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#29
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
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Be as doomed as you like. Me, I'm having BIG fun!
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11-15-2019, 08:12 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
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Quote:
Originally Posted by W2R
I just discovered that I started the original "W" thread when the Dow was HALF as much - - it had just gone over 14,000.
http://www.early-retirement.org/foru...hee-30317.html
Just think, it has doubled without a major recession since. Maybe it will double again before we end up on the down side of that investment rollercoaster.
Dow 56,000, anyone?
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OMG!!!
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11-15-2019, 08:13 PM
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Location: New Orleans
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Quote:
Originally Posted by RobbieB
Be as doomed as you like. Me, I'm having BIG fun!
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It's a great day to have BIG fun!
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Happy days are here again
The skies above are clear again
Let us sing a song of cheer again
Happy days are here again
Altogether shout it now
There's no one
Who can doubt it now
So let us tell the world about it now
Happy days are here again
Your cares and troubles are gone
There'll be no more from now on,
Happy days are here again
The skies above are clear again
So, let us sing a song of happy cheer again,
Happy, happy, happy days
Are here again!
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11-15-2019, 08:28 PM
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#32
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
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Just updated prices... a new personal high! What a year!
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Patience is the art of concealing your impatience.
Slow and steady wins the race.
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11-15-2019, 08:44 PM
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#33
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Recycles dryer sheets
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Quote:
Originally Posted by W2R
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I really prefer Ginger Roger’s version where she sings it partially in Pig Latin (interesting story how that came about) - and it has more interesting, um, scenery:
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11-15-2019, 09:20 PM
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Gone but not forgotten
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Location: Sarasota,fl.
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I retired in January 2008 and the Dow was 13,338 by November 2008 it was 7449.
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11-15-2019, 09:33 PM
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#35
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They could. I think that only works for ***** and ******** currently.
ETA: Yup.
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11-15-2019, 09:48 PM
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Location: Northern Illinois
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This 28000 milestone brings back to light something that I’ve been thinking about lately. My portfolio has risen to a point that I didn’t think it would ever get to post retirement, and generates more than an adequate income. And my age has risen to a point where I have less time left to spend the money, and less time to recover from a future downturn.
So why continue the current AA? Even 50/50 presents more risk than reward to me. I have no heirs to leave $ to, so I have no reason to chase a higher $. So I’m not only going to rebalance. I’m going to reconstruct my portfolio into a more than safe AA.
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11-16-2019, 04:07 AM
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Full time employment: Posting here.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by SecondCor521
They could. I think that only works for ***** and ******** currently.
ETA: Yup.
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After all these years reading this message board, I still can't figure out what the "W" word is. Would someone be willing to whisper it in my ear?
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11-16-2019, 04:42 AM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Dec 2015
Location: Michigan
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Okay, everybody sell some equities NOW, and don't buy any equities!!! Because, you know, as soon as you sell the market goes up, and as soon as you buy the market goes down. At least that is what happens to me...
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You all have me to thank for this. I made a small sale last week as part of raising cash for next year's spending pot, and I made another one yesterday. One more to go plus a minor rebalance.
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11-16-2019, 05:05 AM
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#39
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Vincenzo Corleone
After all these years reading this message board, I still can't figure out what the "W" word is. Would someone be willing to whisper it in my ear?
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Start with "Whew" and then substitute the appropriate vowel for the last "w" in the word.
The story line is that once @W2R says that word in celebration, then the market starts going down.
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TGIM
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11-16-2019, 05:22 AM
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#40
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Vincenzo Corleone
After all these years reading this message board, I still can't figure out what the "W" word is. Would someone be willing to whisper it in my ear?
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Here is a link to the infamous post, generally recognized as the official starting gun for the Great Recession of 08/09.
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