REGISTRATION FOR THE 2014 BOGLEHEAD CONTEST

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1967.2
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After deep meditation, 1900.

Happy new year!

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2027 - Seems more fun than a random drawing, despite the fact that it is, exactly, a random drawing.
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1988...Rock Chalk Jayhawk. 8-)
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1984.5
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1848.37
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1942.
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2029.00
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1973!
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1988.7
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1996.84
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1989 - Birth year
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2120, or possibly something else.


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2346.9
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1995.84
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I think 1958.
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1818.98
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Dec 31st 2014 - S&P 500 will be at 2125

and a sack :moneybag awaits.......... :oops: .wake up you are not in Wall Street :oops:
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2014.50
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1980.12
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1776.
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1933

Because it's prime.
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2159.
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I'm predicting a small overall decline. 1820.28.
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1902.1
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2048.10245122561286432168421 :wink:
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1655.4
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1804.22
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2022.76
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1933.33
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2015

Happy New Year Bogleheads!!
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2068.5
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1854.1
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1950.75
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2555. No reason.
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2180.
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1901.74 - it did me proud in 2013, I'm sticking with it.
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Applying last year's methodology again (rearrangement of the digits from last year's close), I get a guess of:

3146.88
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2378.49
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My guess is 1999
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+1 to 1849
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2184!
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Going with 2061.1
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1550

:happy
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2000
Happy new year!
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MY GUESS, 1813.
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2062.6

Thanks for organizing the contest!
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1995 :sharebeer
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1949

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1949 - My birth year. Why not?
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my guess 1999
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