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- Thu Jan 14, 2021 9:10 am
- Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
- Topic: Do you have FOMO (Bitcoin, TSLA, whatever?)
- Replies: 201
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Re: Do you have FOMO (Bitcoin, TSLA, whatever?)
Yes, but life is hard enough without having to worry about my money. I got a tip a few years back on an oil/land stock that would have made me millions by now. Over the years, there were also a few periods where the stock lagged significantly, due to demand and changes in management, and investors w...
- Fri Jan 08, 2021 9:55 am
- Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
- Topic: U.S. stocks continue to soar!
- Replies: 12218
- Views: 943808
Re: U.S. stocks continue to soar!
I remember so clearly back in Jan. 2018 when the DOW crossed 25,000 for the first time. There was so much fear about the market being waaaaay overvalued and maybe it was/is. But, here we are, 3 years later, DOW has now crossed 31,000.
- Mon Jan 04, 2021 12:24 pm
- Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
- Topic: U.S. stocks in free fall
- Replies: 21219
- Views: 2879375
- Tue Dec 15, 2020 8:33 pm
- Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
- Topic: U.S. stocks continue to soar!
- Replies: 12218
- Views: 943808
Re: U.S. stocks continue to soar!
Yes, thanks for correcting me.z3r0c00l wrote: ↑Tue Dec 15, 2020 8:17 pmThe roaring 20's came before the GD. Do you mean after WWI?AnalogKid22 wrote: ↑Tue Dec 15, 2020 8:02 pm
Hoping for the same next year. Lots of speculation about the post-pandemic recovery being like the roaring 20s after the Great Depression.
- Tue Dec 15, 2020 8:02 pm
- Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
- Topic: U.S. stocks continue to soar!
- Replies: 12218
- Views: 943808
Re: U.S. stocks continue to soar!
What are you guys doing with dry powder at this point? I have a good amount left and thought of maybe just popping 100k towards the s&p 500 today Dry powder!? I'm spent... totally spent... No dry powder...all in.. I practice what I preach...been telling everyone to get in before 2021 ...will be...
- Tue Dec 15, 2020 1:13 pm
- Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
- Topic: U.S. stocks continue to soar!
- Replies: 12218
- Views: 943808
Re: U.S. stocks continue to soar!
What are you guys doing with dry powder at this point? I have a good amount left and thought of maybe just popping 100k towards the s&p 500 today Complicated question, but, in short, if you don’t need that money for at least 10 years, lump sum is the best option, even if the market tanks tomorr...
- Tue Dec 15, 2020 1:03 pm
- Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
- Topic: U.S. stocks continue to soar!
- Replies: 12218
- Views: 943808
Re: U.S. stocks continue to soar!
Quite the prediction for 2021: There's a reason to be bullish on stocks in 2021, too It is for these reasons we expect the US stock market to defy expectations yet again next year and deliver another solid return, as our expectation is for the S&P 500 to finish at 4,200 by 2021 year-end. Our st...
- Tue Dec 15, 2020 9:23 am
- Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
- Topic: U.S. stocks continue to soar!
- Replies: 12218
- Views: 943808
Re: U.S. stocks continue to soar!
Quite the prediction for 2021: There's a reason to be bullish on stocks in 2021, too It is for these reasons we expect the US stock market to defy expectations yet again next year and deliver another solid return, as our expectation is for the S&P 500 to finish at 4,200 by 2021 year-end. Our sto...
- Wed Oct 28, 2020 3:10 pm
- Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
- Topic: U.S. stocks in free fall
- Replies: 21219
- Views: 2879375
- Wed Oct 28, 2020 8:15 am
- Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
- Topic: U.S. stocks in free fall
- Replies: 21219
- Views: 2879375
- Wed Sep 23, 2020 4:34 pm
- Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
- Topic: U.S. stocks in free fall
- Replies: 21219
- Views: 2879375
Re: U.S. stocks in free fall
Perhaps their portfolio is so large that a 2-3% drop actually breaks the skin.Doom&Gloom wrote: ↑Wed Sep 23, 2020 4:09 pmYou must have a very shallow bathtub.
Today barely qualified as a blip.
- Wed Sep 23, 2020 3:41 pm
- Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
- Topic: U.S. stocks in free fall
- Replies: 21219
- Views: 2879375
- Tue Sep 08, 2020 2:06 pm
- Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
- Topic: U.S. stocks in free fall
- Replies: 21219
- Views: 2879375
Re: U.S. stocks in free fall
Considering the Fed have been discussing the next round of stimulus and "will not run out of ammunition", do we not expect them to swoop in and "save" the market well in advance of a major correction?
- Wed Sep 02, 2020 5:10 pm
- Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
- Topic: U.S. stocks continue to soar!
- Replies: 12218
- Views: 943808
Re: U.S. stocks continue to soar!
I'd feel better about the run up if SP500 PE wasn't sitting at almost 31. This is an expensive market. Maybe. But what is the alternative? Do you plan to stay out of the market until the PE goes down to say 20? What if it doesn't but the market keeps going up? Not trying to be snarky here, but genu...
- Wed Sep 02, 2020 4:56 pm
- Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
- Topic: U.S. stocks continue to soar!
- Replies: 12218
- Views: 943808
Re: U.S. stocks continue to soar!
Yeah it is instructive to go back and read the doom and gloom posts from March.... you'd definitely question if this is the Boglehead forum or not! I still hearken back to all the "stocks are overpriced" posts back in 2017. So many people bailing on stocks or sitting on the sidelines. Gra...
- Wed Sep 02, 2020 2:51 pm
- Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
- Topic: U.S. stocks continue to soar!
- Replies: 12218
- Views: 943808
- Sat Aug 29, 2020 11:07 am
- Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
- Topic: U.S. stocks continue to soar!
- Replies: 12218
- Views: 943808
Re: U.S. stocks continue to soar!
People got scared in March and now some people are scared again. I guess the pessimism never ends. There's always reason to worry, and some will never be content, no matter what. Over the last several years on this forum, I've seen this manifested in various posters' (sometimes the same posters') c...
- Mon Aug 17, 2020 8:13 pm
- Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
- Topic: U.S. stocks continue to soar!
- Replies: 12218
- Views: 943808
- Thu Jul 30, 2020 9:05 am
- Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
- Topic: U.S. stocks in free fall
- Replies: 21219
- Views: 2879375
Re: U.S. stocks in free fall
I think the big activity will be after the close today with FAAA announcements today. I agree. After this morning's grim news from the Fed, if we get less-than-stellar news from these heavyweights, tomorrow's open could be much lower. Or, they have moderate-to-great news and we see a moderate uptic...
- Tue Jul 28, 2020 8:08 pm
- Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
- Topic: U.S. stocks continue to soar!
- Replies: 12218
- Views: 943808
- Mon Jul 20, 2020 11:24 am
- Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
- Topic: U.S. stocks continue to soar!
- Replies: 12218
- Views: 943808
Re: U.S. stocks continue to soar!
Buckle up, folks. With a week of high profiled earnings announcements, this won't be a boring week for sure. Source: Yahoo Finance Monday (46 earnings): Halliburton, Logitech, IBM... Tuesday (81 earnings): Coca Cola, Lockheed, Novartis, Citi, United, TI, Ameritrade, iRobot, CapitalOne... Wednesday ...
- Mon Jul 13, 2020 3:15 pm
- Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
- Topic: U.S. stocks continue to soar!
- Replies: 12218
- Views: 943808
Re: U.S. stocks continue to soar!
See you guys over in the free fall thread I guess... The profit taking started early. Lots of major companies reporting Q2 earnings this week and states reversing reopening as cases continue to climb. Could be a perfect storm for a correction. Or, as usual, nobody knows nothing and we hit new highs...
- Fri Jun 26, 2020 11:17 am
- Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
- Topic: U.S. stocks in free fall
- Replies: 21219
- Views: 2879375
Re: U.S. stocks in free fall
What a rollercoaster! Gains one day, wiped out the next, rinse, repeat. Try to sit back and enjoy it. Certainly can't say this is a boring time to be an investor. Took me years to figure out worrying about the daily ups and downs aren't going to change a thing, at least not positively. You make you...
- Fri Jun 26, 2020 9:57 am
- Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
- Topic: U.S. stocks in free fall
- Replies: 21219
- Views: 2879375
Re: U.S. stocks in free fall
Certainly can't say this is a boring time to be an investor.TheTimeLord wrote: ↑Fri Jun 26, 2020 9:48 amTry to sit back and enjoy it.AnalogKid22 wrote: ↑Fri Jun 26, 2020 9:46 am What a rollercoaster! Gains one day, wiped out the next, rinse, repeat.
- Fri Jun 26, 2020 9:46 am
- Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
- Topic: U.S. stocks in free fall
- Replies: 21219
- Views: 2879375
Re: U.S. stocks in free fall
What a rollercoaster! Gains one day, wiped out the next, rinse, repeat.
- Wed Jun 24, 2020 1:27 pm
- Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
- Topic: U.S. stocks in free fall
- Replies: 21219
- Views: 2879375
Re: U.S. stocks in free fall
Anyone else think we'll see a modest-to-significant recovery tomorrow? It's certainly been the trend to see a moderate 2-3% correction one day, then investors pour money into stocks returning us to previous levels the next.
- Wed Jun 24, 2020 11:11 am
- Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
- Topic: U.S. stocks in free fall
- Replies: 21219
- Views: 2879375
Re: U.S. stocks in free fall
VTI now down more than 3%... I was promised everything was "priced in". There's a refund system on this forum, right? :-) Seriously though, it seems the market is reacting to increased coronavirus cases, and what I find interesting is that nothing has occurred new that wasn't seemingly in...
- Wed Jun 24, 2020 10:52 am
- Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
- Topic: U.S. stocks in free fall
- Replies: 21219
- Views: 2879375
Re: U.S. stocks in free fall
Probably just discounting stocks prior to the next stimulus bill... 

- Fri Jun 19, 2020 8:53 am
- Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
- Topic: U.S. stocks continue to soar!
- Replies: 12218
- Views: 943808
- Tue Jun 16, 2020 12:41 pm
- Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
- Topic: Is Stock Market becoming Casino ?
- Replies: 42
- Views: 3873
- Fri Jun 12, 2020 12:12 pm
- Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
- Topic: Why is the stock market up? [thread multi-merge]
- Replies: 521
- Views: 22133
Re: Market makes no sense
Another example of the market making no sense: Panic selling yesterday over fear about the economy. All the factors that caused the panic are just as prevalent and rising today. Until the next panic... Yes, emotion drove yesterday's selloff, but today people have gone back to their usual selves: em...
- Fri Jun 12, 2020 11:36 am
- Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
- Topic: Why is the stock market up? [thread multi-merge]
- Replies: 521
- Views: 22133
Re: Market makes no sense
Another example of the market making no sense: Panic selling yesterday over fear about the economy. All the factors that caused the panic are just as prevalent and rising today. Until the next panic...
- Thu Jun 11, 2020 2:35 pm
- Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
- Topic: Going 100/0 to 52/48 Today (06/08/20) - Wish Me Luck
- Replies: 51
- Views: 5829
Re: Going 100/0 to 52/48 Today (06/08/20) - Wish Me Luck
I'd say OP picked a good "time" to make this move.
- Wed Jun 10, 2020 3:31 pm
- Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
- Topic: Why is the stock market up? [thread multi-merge]
- Replies: 521
- Views: 22133
Re: Market makes no sense
Totally agree, but, that's why we invest in index funds and, hopefully, have a plan/AA that helps us avoid worrying about where the market ends up. Not easy, I know.
- Fri Jun 05, 2020 11:20 am
- Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
- Topic: U.S. stocks continue to soar!
- Replies: 12218
- Views: 943808
- Fri Jun 05, 2020 8:34 am
- Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
- Topic: U.S. stocks continue to soar!
- Replies: 12218
- Views: 943808
Re: U.S. stocks continue to soar!
Nobody know nuthin' indeed...
- Wed May 27, 2020 2:47 pm
- Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
- Topic: Why is the stock market up? [thread multi-merge]
- Replies: 521
- Views: 22133
Re: Why is the market soaring?
So many threads on this. The market does not reflect the economy. Investors have an optimistic view as/when we recover. Granted, our deficit is soaring like a bottle rocket in an attempt to help the sick, unemployed, and struggling businesses, which are all on the rise, so you can't help but wonder ...
- Wed May 27, 2020 1:32 pm
- Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
- Topic: Why is the stock market up? [thread multi-merge]
- Replies: 521
- Views: 22133
Re: 40m Unemployment Claims - I Don’t Understand Why Markets Seem To Not Care
IBM and HPE are both planning major cutbacks and layoffs: https://www.windowscentral.com/hp-ibm-cut-jobs-reduce-salaries-due-coronavirus-concerns Boeing just announced plans to lay off 12,000 employees and thousands more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-boeing-jobs/boeing-cutting-more-than-12000-...
- Sat May 23, 2020 2:00 pm
- Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
- Topic: El-Erian comments on the crisis
- Replies: 63
- Views: 6979
Re: El-Erian comments on the crisis
"worst recession since the great depression... it will make 2008-2009 look like a flesh wound."
- Sat May 23, 2020 1:18 pm
- Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
- Topic: Billionaire Sam Zell on Market Valuations, Real Estate, Post-Virus Economy
- Replies: 0
- Views: 514
Billionaire Sam Zell on Market Valuations, Real Estate, Post-Virus Economy
Really interesting interview with Sam Zell from earlier this month: https://youtu.be/tR9qd65EBnc He says the market volatility/uncertainty is causing lots of investors to hold money on the sideline and that there is too much anticipation for a V-shaped recovery . It will take a long time for people ...
- Sat May 23, 2020 10:37 am
- Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
- Topic: So bottom is probably behind us....right?
- Replies: 709
- Views: 65547
Re: So bottom is probably behind us....right?
You mean "facts" like: ...and it might get worse. Real unemployment is probably over 20% and major white collar layoffs are surely coming this summer Maybe higher still. This is going to likely force more lockdowns, stay-at-homes, etc. Schools are likely not to open up in the fall in most...
- Fri May 22, 2020 9:36 am
- Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
- Topic: Who's right about the future? Stock or Bond market?
- Replies: 51
- Views: 5314
Re: Who's right about the future? Stock or Bond market?
Two issues: 1. The stock market and economy are not the same; 2. The federal government has a strong tendency to financially support corporations more than individuals during financial crises. In the current case for example, corporations are obtaining assistance prior to even reporting financial s...
- Thu May 14, 2020 8:43 am
- Forum: Forum Issues and Administration
- Topic: New bogleheads induction [Request for new subforum]
- Replies: 59
- Views: 5221
Re: New bogleheads induction
There's also an extremely detailed wiki, linked to at the top of this forum, that should at least provide the basic answers about investing and, more pertinent to this board, the Boglehead's Philosophy, but people can't be bothered to read.
- Wed May 13, 2020 8:48 am
- Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
- Topic: U.S. stocks in free fall
- Replies: 21219
- Views: 2879375
Re: U.S. stocks in free fall
Once again, people assume pre-market sets the tone for the day, then it goes the other direction.
- Tue May 12, 2020 3:02 pm
- Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
- Topic: U.S. stocks in free fall
- Replies: 21219
- Views: 2879375
Re: U.S. stocks in free fall
I'd say this was notable: Fauci tells Congress U.S. coronavirus outbreak not yet under controlHyperchicken wrote: ↑Tue May 12, 2020 2:50 pm Starts looking a bit like proper free fall there, S&P 500 down 2% in the final hour of trading.
Has any notable news break out?
- Tue May 12, 2020 2:58 pm
- Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
- Topic: U.S. stocks continue to soar!
- Replies: 12218
- Views: 943808
- Thu May 07, 2020 9:44 am
- Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
- Topic: U.S. stocks continue to soar!
- Replies: 12218
- Views: 943808
Re: U.S. stocks continue to soar!
Kookaburra Think about the absurdity of this scenario. The last time unemployment was this high, we were going into the Great Depression and the market was headed down to the tune of an 80+% drop and a down market that would last for years. What’s the difference? The Fed, and it’s unspoken 3rd mand...
- Thu May 07, 2020 9:40 am
- Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
- Topic: U.S. stocks continue to soar!
- Replies: 12218
- Views: 943808
Re: U.S. stocks continue to soar!
Over 3 million more people have filed for unemployment (how many haven't filed?). Trump aid said we can expect as much as 20% unemployment - worst since the Great Depression. Yet stocks are up!
- Wed May 06, 2020 4:16 pm
- Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
- Topic: U.S. stocks continue to soar!
- Replies: 12218
- Views: 943808
- Tue May 05, 2020 11:27 am
- Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
- Topic: U.S. stocks in free fall
- Replies: 21219
- Views: 2879375
Re: U.S. stocks in free fall
Investors react to current data, regardless of future projections. The Q1 numbers gave us a taste of the impact from the events that took place near the end of the quarter. How will investors react when the Q2 numbers come out, even if the Fed is queuing-up additional rescue packages to avoid major ...