"The dividend yield on my stock ETFs just keeps getting higher!!"This is actually a pretty negative thread. It’s either I’m getting out completely or I’m holding based on methodology and discipline. No positive forward looking views?
"The dividend yield on my stock ETFs just keeps getting higher!!"This is actually a pretty negative thread. It’s either I’m getting out completely or I’m holding based on methodology and discipline. No positive forward looking views?
In 100 years, it won't matter ...No positive forward looking views?
"The dividend yield on my stock ETFs just keeps getting higher!!"
Good one. And it's almost high enough to start buying again..."The dividend yield on my stock ETFs just keeps getting higher!!"
A quick google search shows that most "experts" are ofthe view that rebalancing is a form of market timing.
Here's a little different view. Bob Doll at BlackRock hasn't moved off his 2010 annual forecast yet. As for getting it right - even computer guided Quant funds have so far failed - apparently they are logical, but the market isn't....
Here's another little bright spot - "tax free gains" compliments of the Republicans (if you can believe that one). Just have to qualify, and be able to pull it off by the end of this year (set to expire)......
Lies are not permitted on this forum ...I'm so poor...
I'm so poor I can hardly scrape together the money for a nice dinner date, but still this would not help me.
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Sorry; if you have a "belief", why do you have an advisor?My financial advisor - I believe in diversification.
Rebalancing is done, regardless of the current/perceived market, according to a pre-stated and documented plan.None of this is market timing -just slow motion Asset Allocation re-balancing.
Sold remaining positions today into another asset - cash.
Rebalancing is done, regardless of the current/perceived market, according to a pre-stated and documented plan.
Market timing is done in anticipation of a change in the market, based upon current/expected changes.
So what exactly are you doing?
I'm confused (but willing to learn )...
Hey, an up day. Thanks Dex.
Tomorrow might be an up day - then again an unemployment report comes out tomorrow.
This is actually a pretty negative thread. It’s either I’m getting out completely or I’m holding based on methodology and discipline. No positive forward looking views?
I'm so poor I can hardly scrape together the money for a nice dinner date, but still this would not help me.
Ha
Dex - have you ever considered investing in PRPFX so you wouldn't have to worry about if we are in inflation, deflation, etc.? Either that fund, or do Harry Browne's 4 x 25 (do a google search if you are unfamiliar with it). It's never wrong to take profits. Good luck to you.
I am extremely positive on the stock market right now.
Most of the big multinational companies I own are making very solid profits and are priced extremely reasonably.
Sure, the economy is kinda sucky and is likely to stay that way for quite some time. However, if you would have told me in March of 2009 that this is where we would be, I would have been thrilled.
We're now afraid of a double dip recession, but that's a pretty "normal" fear. In March of 2009 they were talking about a complete collapse of the financial system.
Now we're just slogging through the same kinda suck we've faced a whole bunch of times in the past. We may go back into recession for a while. It may take 5 years to get jobs really growing again.
But at the end of the day, I'm going to go to the bank and my cash card will work. I will use money to buy goods and services from various companies, and the company I work for will continue to pay me for my efforts.
The world isn't ending.
Given that, I think I will take the dividend yield of companies that appear to be growing their earnings over no yield in cash or a tiny yield in long-term bonds that will get destroyed if we catch a whiff of inflation.