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10-08-2008, 02:52 PM
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Re: I've Lost 18% of my retirement this week!!!
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Digging4Truth
Make a list of what you would do with the 20 grand and we will track it.
That would require me researching which financials would be good bets.
i aint got the time. nor the real money..... but aint that kinda what you do? LOL!
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10-08-2008, 02:54 PM
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Re: I've Lost 18% of my retirement this week!!!
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Ferd
you really should have very little of your money in your own company stock.
I've lost 20% - just painful!
Yep, I have 27% in company stock and need to reduce that to around 10%.
One unforeseen blessing is I exercised some stock options a couple months ago at 56 and our stock is 45 today.
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10-08-2008, 02:55 PM
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Re: I've Lost 18% of my retirement this week!!!
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Digging4Truth
Make a list of what you would do with the 20 grand and we will track it.
Put it in a mattress.
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10-08-2008, 03:00 PM
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Re: I've Lost 18% of my retirement this week!!!
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Ferd
That would require me researching which financials would be good bets.
i aint got the time. nor the real money..... but aint that kinda what you do? LOL!
Isn't what kinda what I do?
10-08-2008, 03:01 PM
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Re: I've Lost 18% of my retirement this week!!!
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tstew
Put it in a mattress.
With at least some of it in the form of 99.99% silver rounds.
10-08-2008, 03:03 PM
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Re: I've Lost 18% of my retirement this week!!!
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Digging4Truth
With at least some of it in the form of 99.99% silver rounds.
Actually, I do appreciate the insight that some of the more "mature"
ones are giving. At my age, I am still trying to become better versed in some of these things and I really appreciate the conversation and the transparency here.
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Either the United States will destroy ignorance, or ignorance will destroy the United States. – W.E.B. DuBois
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10-08-2008, 03:04 PM
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Re: I've Lost 18% of my retirement this week!!!
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tstew
Actually, I do appreciate the insight that some of the more "mature"
ones are giving. At my age, I am still trying to become better versed in some of these things and I really appreciate the conversation and the transparency here.
I'm mature and I'm telling ya - don't put it in your mattress!
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10-08-2008, 03:05 PM
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Re: I've Lost 18% of my retirement this week!!!
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tstew
Actually, I do appreciate the insight that some of the more "mature"
ones are giving. At my age, I am still trying to become better versed in some of these things and I really appreciate the conversation and the transparency here.
Not just the mature ones... but Ferd too.
Just kidding Ferd-man... Just kidding.
10-08-2008, 03:06 PM
I remain the Petulant Chevalier
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Re: I've Lost 18% of my retirement this week!!!
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Digging4Truth
Isn't what kinda what I do?
LOL! I got you mixed up with Divided Thigh... thats what he does....
not you. you raise chickens and make me envious.
by the way, I understand chicken values have not lost anything of late.
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10-08-2008, 03:07 PM
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Re: I've Lost 18% of my retirement this week!!!
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Digging4Truth
Not just the mature ones... but Ferd too.
Just kidding Ferd-man... Just kidding.
you and my three year old.
last week, he looks me right dead in the eye and said "Daddy you a BIG KID!"
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