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11-21-2008, 10:14 AM
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Full time employment: Posting here.
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: New York
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Who's buying?
I'm starting to feel the urge...
Anybody else?
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11-21-2008, 10:19 AM
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Dryer sheet aficionado
Join Date: Dec 2005
Posts: 28
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Maurice
I'm starting to feel the urge...
Anybody else?
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Down to the last $15K to go.
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11-21-2008, 10:28 AM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: North of Montana
Posts: 2,754
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I've dribbled in about 2% of my cash
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11-21-2008, 10:32 AM
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Full time employment: Posting here.
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: New York
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I dribbled in a bit today. I intend to slowly rebalance over the next 6-12 months, preferably after large drops like this one.
I don't know when the bottom will be, but I comfort myself with the knowledge that these prices will seem really cheap in a few yers, even if they end up getting cheaper before recovering.
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11-21-2008, 10:36 AM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Dec 2007
Posts: 4,764
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Not until January.
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11-21-2008, 10:54 AM
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Full time employment: Posting here.
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Punta Gorda, FL
Posts: 750
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The last of my extra cash went in yesterday.
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11-21-2008, 10:55 AM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Central MS/Orange Beach, AL
Posts: 8,657
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Who's buying?
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Retired 3/31/2007@52
Investing style: Full time wuss.
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11-21-2008, 11:20 AM
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Full time employment: Posting here.
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Boston
Posts: 620
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Still working, and still dollar cost averaging into the market as per usual.
Edited to add: also my Target Fund has been steadily buying into this market as it automatically rebalances.
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11-21-2008, 11:35 AM
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Recycles dryer sheets
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Los Angeles area
Posts: 329
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Rebalanced today. Sold some Total Bond fund and TIPS, bought some International and S&P500 funds. Also still DCA-ing into the 401k as usual.
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11-21-2008, 11:42 AM
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Full time employment: Posting here.
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Anchorage
Posts: 731
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I'm buying once a week, enough to rebalance in 18 months. But my equities have dropped a lot since I calculated how much I needed to invest per week were made. So unless equities come up I won't really be rebalanced in 18 months.
In face after this I may be permanently unbalanced - and I'm not talking about money!
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11-21-2008, 12:02 PM
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Full time employment: Posting here.
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: New York
Posts: 898
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Hey toofrugal - are you all in mutual funds? If not, aren't you worried about transaction costs?
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11-21-2008, 12:27 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Silicon Valley
Posts: 1,812
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I have been buying every month in each of the 10 DRIP plans that I hold as these are on auto pilot. However, I am now thinking of opening a few additional DRIPs to start buying. I doubt that I will ever be happy to plonk down a lump sum for some time to come. I have also been having my auto conts. made to each of my 4 Vanguard mutual funds on a monthly basis.
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11-21-2008, 12:31 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
Join Date: Jul 2006
Posts: 11,401
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Just my regular DCA yesterday.....
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11-21-2008, 12:32 PM
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Moderator
Join Date: May 2007
Posts: 12,697
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Since the beginning of October I have added to my equity funds at least on 15 occasions (rebalancing + investing new contributions). I finished rebalancing on Tuesday, right before the market plunged again. But I am still buying with new contributions (new money coming in every week). In the upcoming year, I expect very substantial new contributions to my portfolio but I'll decide how to invest that money based on how the market evolves over time.
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46 years old, single, no kids. Exited the job market in 2010 (age 36). Have lived solely off my investments since 2015 (age 41). No pensions.
Current AA: real estate 64% / equities 10% / fixed income 16% / cash 10%
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11-21-2008, 02:29 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
Join Date: May 2008
Location: No fixed abode
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I finally used up the last of my gambling fund cash yesterday buying GE. I'm still sitting on all my cash from my home sale while I've been working on my AA. I've been doing the M* XRay on my existing investments so that when I buy my VG funds I will stay in bounds. I'm seriously thinking of going all in next week. I'll probably chicken out and do my planned DCA of 1/3 every 2 months for the next 6.
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11-21-2008, 03:11 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Apr 2006
Posts: 1,487
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i've been buying all the way down. interestingly, and fortunately, i have committed only 1/2 of what i would normally ...
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11-21-2008, 03:26 PM
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Full time employment: Posting here.
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Anchorage
Posts: 731
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Maurice
Hey toofrugal - are you all in mutual funds? If not, aren't you worried about transaction costs?
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My equities are pretty much all in mutual funds and I'm only buying things with no transaction fee.
But I'm not saying I know any more than anyone else. My financial ears are laid back, fur standing straight up, fangs bared, and eyes bugging out.
And you all have me to thank for the market shooting up today - I bought.
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11-21-2008, 04:08 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Aug 2007
Posts: 1,224
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thank you!
DD
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11-21-2008, 05:39 PM
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Full time employment: Posting here.
Join Date: Mar 2007
Posts: 577
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Pushed 5% of cash in Wednesday and 8% today looks like a very exciting last hour or two helped push my cost up. Really needed the rally to wait a day or two, but hey 40 years from now I guess it won't matter.
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11-21-2008, 05:51 PM
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Full time employment: Posting here.
Join Date: May 2007
Posts: 760
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Bought (and swapped) some more ETFs yesterday, and booked some tax losses to offset future cap gains -- will likely sell my house next year and have a gain in excess of 250k. Have increased equities the last few weeks (moved from 60/40 allocation to 80/20).
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