Recent content by NEOP

good trader Maybe, but I've never claimed to be a good trader!

troll Well, I had to look that up today since I wasn't familiar with the term. From dictionary.com I found "troll- slang ( intr ) computing to post deliberately inflammatory articles on an internet discussion board". All I can say is that if I said anything that was perceived as...

good luck in the IRA Thanks. No doubt good luck was a big factor. Several years ago I opened the IRA. At the time, I think the limit was just something like 3K a year. And I think I contributed for two years. The story roughly is that I bought 24K shares of a company at 25c, made a few trades...

possible regret Actually, I'm sure I would regret it after the fact. And I would probably feel devastated on some level. That possibility is always on my mind, but I've been willing to take the risk. Of course now that I am in this position to possibly retire, and with everyone's advice, I am...

Thanks, everyone, for your replies. I had been reading this forum for a couple of weeks before I joined, and was really impressed with the good-nature and knowledge of the members here. I hope that over time (after I manage to work through some of my own decisions) that I can sometime contribute...

Hi, I’m 50 years old with a family of four, including my wife of 43 and children of 13 and 8. I’ve been seriously contemplating retirement or semi-retirement for a couple of months, but now feel ready to make the plunge. But I am nervous about giving up a good-paying job with good benefits, and...