Down goes the Dow

Third grade wrote:

mister wrote:

He should have been an English teacher instead of a Financial Advisor.

That was a sentence that would get you an F in third grade.

What does that tell us about your investment advice?

Could you point out exactly what is improper about the sentence? Thanks.

Ghost of Igloi wrote:

Financial Advisor wrote:

Agree. Hussman’s signature fund is designed to lose less than most others during a bear market. Of course the caveat is that it also badly trails the field in a bull market.

So what’s important to you? Losing less, or making more.

One Week Performance:

HSGFX +0.33%

TNA -7.96%

Igy, please tell me you're not serious. The preposterousness of the comparison is ludicrous.

FYI, I sold a very small fraction of my TNA yesterday (less than 1%). I kid you not, i sold it at a profit of 308% .

Sorry if i can't take one week performance comparisons seriously.

Well done sir wrote:

I knew Igy has just been trolling all this time.

Now there’s a bad sentence.

seattle prattle wrote:

Ghost of Igloi wrote:

One Week Performance:

HSGFX +0.33%

TNA -7.96%

Igy, please tell me you're not serious. The preposterousness of the comparison is ludicrous.

FYI, I sold a very small fraction of my TNA yesterday (less than 1%). I kid you not, i sold it at a profit of 308% .

Sorry if i can't take one week performance comparisons seriously.

Yes, I was having fun. Good work on your TNA. I do think you will be happy you sold here.

thanks, but I still own 99.73 % of it. And i reinvested the equivalent amount in S&P 500 when it appeared the market was rebounding.

Ghost of Igloi wrote:

seattle prattle wrote:

Igy, please tell me you're not serious. The preposterousness of the comparison is ludicrous.

FYI, I sold a very small fraction of my TNA yesterday (less than 1%). I kid you not, i sold it at a profit of 308% .

Sorry if i can't take one week performance comparisons seriously.

Yes, I was having fun. Good work on your TNA. I do think you will be happy you sold here.

Having fun? You basically told that other guy that he was a bad financial planner because he pointed out how ludicrous that post was.

Say wha? wrote:

Ghost of Igloi wrote:

Yes, I was having fun. Good work on your TNA. I do think you will be happy you sold here.

Having fun? You basically told that other guy that he was a bad financial planner because he pointed out how ludicrous that post was.

Actually it could be true and still I would be having fun. TNA is likely on the cusp of a multi-year decline and HSGFX on a multi-year upswing. It is all a question of “is this the end of the beginning, or the beginning of the end.” Either way it will not matter because most will lose money from here on TNA and make money on HSGFX. My opinion of course.

Ghost of Igloi wrote:

Say wha? wrote:

Having fun? You basically told that other guy that he was a bad financial planner because he pointed out how ludicrous that post was.

Actually it could be true and still I would be having fun. TNA is likely on the cusp of a multi-year decline and HSGFX on a multi-year upswing. It is all a question of “is this the end of the beginning, or the beginning of the end.” Either way it will not matter because most will lose money from here on TNA and make money on HSGFX. My opinion of course.

I guess I’ll buy some TNA.

Contrarian indicator wrote:

Ghost of Igloi wrote:

Actually it could be true and still I would be having fun. TNA is likely on the cusp of a multi-year decline and HSGFX on a multi-year upswing. It is all a question of “is this the end of the beginning, or the beginning of the end.” Either way it will not matter because most will lose money from here on TNA and make money on HSGFX. My opinion of course.

I guess I’ll buy some TNA.

Let us know when you do so we can track your performance.

Is that really wrote:

mellon wrote:

So with that being said, does that make an aggressive stock investor since 2011 that pulled out of the market in Sept. 2018 a foolish investor?

Is that really a question that demands an answer? Was it foolish to have been in the market during a period when the market performed very well?

You must have an inkling of just how stupid you are. No?

You are the one who has been claiming that for 3 1/2 years.

At least you are finally admitting that the market has performed well.

Please correct any grammar errors.

Ghost of Igloi wrote:

Contrarian indicator wrote:

I guess I’ll buy some TNA.

Let us know when you do so we can track your performance.

Sure. Just as soon as you offer some specific transparency about what you’re buying and selling. I won’t hold my breath.

Sure, I have been rolling over CD ladder in increments of 3 months. Last one was reinvested at 12 months at 2.45% in early September. Next one matures in December.

Now you are free to tell me when you buy TNA.

Ghost of Igloi wrote:

Sure, I have been rolling over CD ladder in increments of 3 months. Last one was reinvested at 12 months at 2.45% in early September. Next one matures in December.

Now you are free to tell me when you buy TNA.

Uh, inflation is currently 2.7%.

U Lose wrote:

Ghost of Igloi wrote:

Sure, I have been rolling over CD ladder in increments of 3 months. Last one was reinvested at 12 months at 2.45% in early September. Next one matures in December.

Now you are free to tell me when you buy TNA.

Uh, inflation is currently 2.7%.

TNA down -8.25% in six trading days, add in your inflation rate to that.

Ghost of Igloi wrote:

U Lose wrote:

Uh, inflation is currently 2.7%.

TNA down -8.25% in six trading days, add in your inflation rate to that.

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Ghost of Igloi wrote:

Hussman Strategic Growth Fund July 2000 to 2008, outperformed the S&P 500 (including dividends) by more than 12% annually.

Igy, what percentage of your portfolio is HSGFX?

Zero. I would buy it if I could. I like Hussman’s writing and find it a contrast to Wall Street “never not a time not to buy stocks” meme.

Why can’t you buy it?

Sales agreements between firms.