It's really only one or two guys. The butt hurt and try to keep up and detector guy is one in the same.
New around here wrote:Igy detector wrote:Started following this thread and have a quick question:
Hey, Igy, are you butt hurt because the markets didn't overreact to the Brexit?
Why so much in-fighting here? Seems like it could be interesting discussions but apparently you all hate each other?
Ok, but what about that anti-Semitic guy? He seems really angry and irrational. Is he causing all the angst among posters?
Need Help again wrote:New around here wrote:It's really only one or two guys. The butt hurt and try to keep up and detector guy is one in the same.Igy detector wrote:Started following this thread and have a quick question:
Hey, Igy, are you butt hurt because the markets didn't overreact to the Brexit?
Why so much in-fighting here? Seems like it could be interesting discussions but apparently you all hate each other?
See what mean? The same guy.
New around here wrote:Need Help again wrote:Ok, but what about that anti-Semitic guy? He seems really angry and irrational. Is he causing all the angst among posters?New around here wrote:It's really only one or two guys. The butt hurt and try to keep up and detector guy is one in the same.Igy detector wrote:Started following this thread and have a quick question:
Hey, Igy, are you butt hurt because the markets didn't overreact to the Brexit?
Why so much in-fighting here? Seems like it could be interesting discussions but apparently you all hate each other?
Somebody else wrote:
Rather than put money into my mutual funds every month, I'm thinking of putting it into a cash fund.
Then, whenever the market (s&p 500 for example) drops >= 5% from its high, I move it all into stocks. Future monthly contributions go into stocks until market is < 5% off its high, in which case back to cash.
Good idea or not?
Actually it is a very bad idea. This "method" is a classic case of something that makes sense to the non-mathematically oriented but when examined more closely is absolutely ridiculous.
Good idea wrote:
Buy low. Nothing wrong with that strategy.
I think there is also that guy who wants to murder Muslim toddlers and babies. I can't remember his name - maybe The Idiot Bovine or something like that.
The Erudite Bovine wrote:
"Ok, but what about that anti-Semitic guy? He seems really angry and irrational."
Yes.
"Is he causing all the angst among posters?"
Yes. But there are several others that appear to have anger issues, especially when the market trend runs counter to their "its always a stock buying opportunity." Accusations from these folks run high and are often fantasy or a manipulation of the facts.
Not me, Igy.
Pointing Out the Obvious wrote:The Erudite Bovine wrote:I think there is also that guy who wants to murder Muslim toddlers and babies. I can't remember his name - maybe The Idiot Bovine or something like that.
"Ok, but what about that anti-Semitic guy? He seems really angry and irrational."
Yes.
"Is he causing all the angst among posters?"
Yes. But there are several others that appear to have anger issues, especially when the market trend runs counter to their "its always a stock buying opportunity." Accusations from these folks run high and are often fantasy or a manipulation of the facts.
Not me either.
Pointing Out the Obvious wrote:Pointing Out the Obvious wrote:Not me, Igy.The Erudite Bovine wrote:I think there is also that guy who wants to murder Muslim toddlers and babies. I can't remember his name - maybe The Idiot Bovine or something like that.
"Ok, but what about that anti-Semitic guy? He seems really angry and irrational."
Yes.
"Is he causing all the angst among posters?"
Yes. But there are several others that appear to have anger issues, especially when the market trend runs counter to their "its always a stock buying opportunity." Accusations from these folks run high and are often fantasy or a manipulation of the facts.
Exactly!
Mr. McGoo wrote:
For the love of dirt, how the heck did this thread get to page 629???
It's not rocket science. Buy low and sell high! That's all you need to know.
End of thread.
Cleveland
Vincent Price wrote:
"Down With The Dow" is a House of Mirrors, where accusation and innuendo is promoted by hate and agenda driven monsters. There are but a few that have identity and reasonableness to their posts. The rest crawl out of a place one can only imagine.
Agip; what happened today?! Was it the weather, everyone's times seem slower.
agip wrote:
hard to freak out too much about this 3% drop in the uS...we had been at the upper end of a roughly 2 year trading range...now we're at the lower end.
europe a little worse but not hugely
fact is, we had a rally over last few months and now that rally has been taken back.
How does buying stock except when the market is nearing a record high keep you out of a bull market?
Timothy Foyle wrote:Somebody else wrote:
Rather than put money into my mutual funds every month, I'm thinking of putting it into a cash fund.
Then, whenever the market (s&p 500 for example) drops >= 5% from its high, I move it all into stocks. Future monthly contributions go into stocks until market is < 5% off its high, in which case back to cash.
Good idea or not?Actually it is a very bad idea. This "method" is a classic case of something that makes sense to the non-mathematically oriented but when examined more closely is absolutely ridiculous.
Good idea wrote:
Buy low. Nothing wrong with that strategy.
Here is the fundamental problem: Your method keeps you out of the market (at least with new money) for every major bull market. Not exactly a good idea.
On a more general note: Treat new money and old money (already in the market) EXACTLY the same. IF it makes sense to keep new money out then it also makes sense to take ALL of your old money out during the same time period. It should be obvious why this is so so I will not waste my time with spelling out the details (give it some thought - it will serve you well). If you consistently do this and think this way you will be ahead of 90% of investors (and most of the folks on this thread).
I'm not sure if you are kidding or not. But just in case you are serious - A bull market sets high after high after high. Of course the market will not be up every day but you will miss a sizable chunk of it, most of it, or all of it if you wait for it to fall before buying.
idiot investor wrote:Timothy Foyle wrote:How does buying stock except when the market is nearing a record high keep you out of a bull market?Somebody else wrote:
Rather than put money into my mutual funds every month, I'm thinking of putting it into a cash fund.
Then, whenever the market (s&p 500 for example) drops >= 5% from its high, I move it all into stocks. Future monthly contributions go into stocks until market is < 5% off its high, in which case back to cash.
Good idea or not?Actually it is a very bad idea. This "method" is a classic case of something that makes sense to the non-mathematically oriented but when examined more closely is absolutely ridiculous.
Good idea wrote:
Buy low. Nothing wrong with that strategy.
Here is the fundamental problem: Your method keeps you out of the market (at least with new money) for every major bull market. Not exactly a good idea.
On a more general note: Treat new money and old money (already in the market) EXACTLY the same. IF it makes sense to keep new money out then it also makes sense to take ALL of your old money out during the same time period. It should be obvious why this is so so I will not waste my time with spelling out the details (give it some thought - it will serve you well). If you consistently do this and think this way you will be ahead of 90% of investors (and most of the folks on this thread).
That makes sense assuming this investment plan begins at a point within 5% of a market high. But it certainly would not always keep one out of "every major bull market" as you said.
Timothy Foyle wrote:idiot investor wrote:I'm not sure if you are kidding or not. But just in case you are serious - A bull market sets high after high after high. Of course the market will not be up every day but you will miss a sizable chunk of it, most of it, or all of it if you wait for it to fall before buying.Timothy Foyle wrote:How does buying stock except when the market is nearing a record high keep you out of a bull market?Somebody else wrote:
Rather than put money into my mutual funds every month, I'm thinking of putting it into a cash fund.
Then, whenever the market (s&p 500 for example) drops >= 5% from its high, I move it all into stocks. Future monthly contributions go into stocks until market is < 5% off its high, in which case back to cash.
Good idea or not?Actually it is a very bad idea. This "method" is a classic case of something that makes sense to the non-mathematically oriented but when examined more closely is absolutely ridiculous.
Good idea wrote:
Buy low. Nothing wrong with that strategy.
Here is the fundamental problem: Your method keeps you out of the market (at least with new money) for every major bull market. Not exactly a good idea.
On a more general note: Treat new money and old money (already in the market) EXACTLY the same. IF it makes sense to keep new money out then it also makes sense to take ALL of your old money out during the same time period. It should be obvious why this is so so I will not waste my time with spelling out the details (give it some thought - it will serve you well). If you consistently do this and think this way you will be ahead of 90% of investors (and most of the folks on this thread).
Here, imagine that the following sequence is the daily market value (doesn't matter what index - the concept is the same):
100 - (first market high)
101
107
105
104
106
105
108
107
108
109
111
114
114
112
114
115
119
117
117
116
118
120
121
122
120
120
124
126
End of bull market
Guess what? You just missed the entire bull market waiting for the market to be 5% off its record high.