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by MekongTrader
Fri Aug 12, 2016 12:24 pm
Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
Topic: How much vacation time do you get at work?
Replies: 155
Views: 20437

Re: How much vacation time do you get at work?

Hi,
I'm German working in (socialist) Germany :P

30 days
no cap on sick days

MT
by MekongTrader
Tue Feb 05, 2013 9:54 pm
Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
Topic: If Dell goes private what happens to stock held by investors
Replies: 23
Views: 7390

Re: If Dell goes private what happens to stock held by inves

magician wrote:
MekongTrader wrote:Hi all,

It looks like Dell will de-list and cease being a publicly-traded company.

What will happen to the investors who hold Dell stocks?

MT
They sell their shares for cash.
How does this work for the individual investor having a brokerage account? Shares are automatically sold and the cash goes into the account? When does this happen? Any paperwork to be filed or the sale is done automatically?

Thanks for replying everybody.

MT
by MekongTrader
Tue Feb 05, 2013 3:28 am
Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
Topic: If Dell goes private what happens to stock held by investors
Replies: 23
Views: 7390

If Dell goes private what happens to stock held by investors

Hi all,

It looks like Dell will de-list and cease being a publicly-traded company.

What will happen to the investors who hold Dell stocks?

MT
by MekongTrader
Thu Dec 27, 2012 2:59 am
Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
Topic: How have Jim Cramer's stock picks performed?
Replies: 28
Views: 5034

Re: How have Jim Cramer's stock picks performed?

In today's WSJ there is an article called

2012 Was Good for Stocks, Bad for Stock Pundits

It's online.

They mention JC.

MT
by MekongTrader
Thu Dec 27, 2012 2:43 am
Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
Topic: Excellent paper about bonds and the 30-year Bond Bull Market
Replies: 10
Views: 2163

Excellent paper about bonds and the 30-year Bond Bull Market

Hello Bogleheads,

This is an excellent paper from Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/arti ... cleid=2965

It explains bonds and the 30-year bond bull market. How this bull market came about, implications for bond holders if rates do rise and in particular how bond mutual fund holders will be affected.

Written in plain English, very easy to understand.

Merry Christmas to everybody

MT
by MekongTrader
Wed Dec 05, 2012 1:33 am
Forum: Personal Investments
Topic: First Time Selling ETF - how to do?
Replies: 2
Views: 471

First Time Selling ETF - how to do?

Hi all, I presently hold VEU (FTSE all World Ex US) and VSS (FTSE all World Small cap Ex US) for my int'l stock exposure. I want to simplify and go all into VXUS (Total int'l), one fund for int'l exposure only. My question: I have always bought ETFs over the years but never sold. How exactly should I be doing that? (I don't want to tinker around trying to time the market in one trading day - just get it done in the shortest possible time) .At what time (of the trading day) should I be doing this? Is 1hr after market opening ok or should I do it later in the trading day? (I'm in Asia and don't want to stay up too late...) .Should I give it just 2 shots (1 for VEU and 1 for VSS) when selling, or do it in several smaller portions (don't think ...
by MekongTrader
Wed Dec 05, 2012 1:05 am
Forum: Personal Investments
Topic: Vanguard Total World (VT) not fully replicates its benchmark
Replies: 4
Views: 1218

Re: Vanguard Total World (VT) not fully replicates its bench

Thanks for the feed back and explanation.
MT
by MekongTrader
Tue Dec 04, 2012 2:13 am
Forum: Personal Investments
Topic: Vanguard Total World (VT) not fully replicates its benchmark
Replies: 4
Views: 1218

Vanguard Total World (VT) not fully replicates its benchmark

Hello,
I consider buying some VT because of its diversification. In Dec 2011 Vanguard had announced that they will include small-caps and the new benchmark would be FTSE Global All Cap Index. The benchmark index contains over 7'200 stocks but VT so far only 3'800 stocks (as per VG website).

My question: Why doesn't VT fully replicate its benchmark?

Thanks,

MT
by MekongTrader
Sun Aug 19, 2012 10:20 pm
Forum: Personal Investments
Topic: Bonds!!??
Replies: 56
Views: 17319

Re: Bonds!!??

I haven't posted for ages (but lurking daily) because I don't have much to contribute and once my portfolio was set-up boglehead-style there is just no need to tinker with it anymore and ask questions.

You guys are all unbelievable and I've learnt so much from you.

Nisiprius is the personification of AWESOMENESS. I understand bonds thanks to Nisiprius. His prior post on bonds is a gem.

How do you say when something is more awesome than awesome? Awesomer? Awesomest?

My friends tell me about day-trading, 'forex' and 12% guaranteed interest products. I just shut up and don't say anything well knowing that my ship is steady and the captain is staying the course.

Sorry for going off-topic but I just had to get this off my chest.

MT
by MekongTrader
Thu May 17, 2012 9:32 pm
Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
Topic: Basic Question about Facebook IPO
Replies: 2
Views: 750

Basic Question about Facebook IPO

Hello Bogleheads,
Facebook share price at IPO will be $38 and they issue 484.4mio shares which means they will $18.4b. So far so good.

Their market value at IPO is supposedly $104b. How do they calculate that?

The above numbers are from WSJ
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142 ... TopStories

Thank you.
MT
by MekongTrader
Wed Oct 19, 2011 11:34 pm
Forum: Forum Issues and Administration
Topic: Forum Upgrade Successful
Replies: 136
Views: 12490

Re: Forum Upgrade Successful

I find the new format a bit difficult to view. Posts and signatures and then again the next post somehow overlap. But I guess it's just that I need to get used to the new format. As usual change is difficult.

Anyway, thanks to the administrators of this forum. Best place on the internet.

MT
by MekongTrader
Thu Oct 06, 2011 9:36 pm
Forum: Personal Investments
Topic: Rick Ferri Hits the 5,000 Mark
Replies: 12
Views: 2593

Thanks for your input to this forum Rick. Your post titled 'Tips on answering the question - What should I do' dated 10/24/2008 is an alltime-classic and it deservedly became a sticky.

It may be of interest to you that I saw one of your books here in a bookshop in downtown Saigon not too long ago! I think it was the 'All about index funds: The easy way to get started' one.

I look forward to the next 5000 posts

MT
by MekongTrader
Fri Sep 30, 2011 11:41 pm
Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
Topic: Jack Bogle on CNBC 9.30.11
Replies: 7
Views: 1513

Thanks for posting this video.

Always good to hear from the man himself.

Investing boglehead-style in itself is like watching paint dry. Really, what Mr. Bogle said here has been said many many times before, by himself. Actually they could just run a tape of what he said the previous time because it's the same over and over: Assett allocation bonds in years, ignore the noise and stay the course. Done.

Anyway, catching a glimpse of him is great motivation from me every time I see him.

MT
by MekongTrader
Tue Sep 27, 2011 10:35 pm
Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
Topic: kitchen counter brand/materials?
Replies: 11
Views: 1841

I had my kitchen built over a year ago and was given bad advise. I ended up with a soft material, I think sandstone. Not suitable since it absorbs water. I now have redwine and water stains on it.

Will be taking it out shortly. Replace it with granite.

MT
by MekongTrader
Tue Sep 27, 2011 9:13 pm
Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
Topic: What Book Are YOU Currently Reading? Part IV. (07/04/2010)
Replies: 1507
Views: 403096

'That used to be us' from Thomas Friedman and Michael Mandelbaum

MT
by MekongTrader
Fri Sep 23, 2011 5:31 am
Forum: Personal Finance (Not Investing)
Topic: A crisis is a terrible thing to waste
Replies: 23
Views: 3743

Earlier in the year I asked for advise in this forum. It was about my bonus which came in and had to be invested. According to my AA (50/50) it should have gone into TBM but I held onto it. I asked here 'with everybody predicting that stock markets will go up and interest rates go up (and bond funds taking a hit), shouldn't I just put the money into equities?' Bogleheads obviously told me to follow my AA plan. Everybody in the media, on TV, etc was so bullish on stocks. And bonds were only days away from getting slaughtered... Anyway, I held onto the money and bought stocks over the last couple of days. It only proves to me that every forecast is for the toilet, most forecasters are wrong even gurus like Bill Gross and that nobody knows any...
by MekongTrader
Fri Sep 23, 2011 1:27 am
Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
Topic: Visa for Viet Nam
Replies: 18
Views: 2044

Vietnam doesn't have Visa on arrival, opposed to Thailand or Cambodia. As such the airlines will not even let you board your flight if they don't see the visa sticker in your passport. Lately they have relaxed visas for certain countries, eg. Japan and others. I think this has to do with 'rewarding' certain countries who place a lot of investment dollars in Vietnam. Of course they are shooting themselves in the foot. Because of their strict visa regulations they miss out on a lot of tourists, eg. expats in the region who love to do week-end excursions. If they can't go to Saigon, they go to Bangkok, Singapore or KL instead and spend their dollars there. Also visas are costly so a for a family of 4 it quickly adds up. Actually, the US is not...
by MekongTrader
Wed Sep 14, 2011 11:07 pm
Forum: Forum Issues and Administration
Topic: Reputation points
Replies: 27
Views: 3503

I think the 'secret of the success' of this forum is that it is civilized and overall polite in tone thanks to its policies (eg. no politics allowed) and the level-headed approach of its moderators.

Bogleheads = No drama

I think every user who tunes in regularly will make up his own mind about someones reputation.

Reputation points would not be helpful and just be another add-on feature and yes some kind of popularity contest.

Just my 2 cents

MT
by MekongTrader
Thu Sep 08, 2011 12:05 am
Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
Topic: Girls Soccer
Replies: 36
Views: 3271

Re: Girls Soccer

I'd do just that. Unless your daughter is being bullied, singled out or physically threatened, if it were me I would not say anything to the coach or the other girl's parents. In my experience, there are usually almost always one or two kids like that on every team. Instead of trying to stop their behavior, I think you will get better long term results by working with your daughter to make her less sensitive to their comments. I would view this as an opportunity to build up your daughter's life skills. +1 There is always a kid like that. In sports or even in school gym class. Age 7 or 17. Kids need confidence to have fun playing sports. This can come from praise, but also from instruction and practice. IF they want to be better at their sp...
by MekongTrader
Wed Sep 07, 2011 10:24 pm
Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
Topic: Girls Soccer
Replies: 36
Views: 3271

I think that the right person to talk to is the coach. If he is a good coach he should have observed by now that Miss Little Soccer Player's behavour isn't good for the team spirit and performance.

Talking to her parents may be sensitive.

Also, can't blame Miss Little Soccer Player. She may just be overly motivated... and at 7-year olds still have to learn about how proper teams function, etc.

It's really the coach who needs to sort this out.

How about the other team mates? Do any of them feel like your daughter? If yes, you may want to have another parent join you when talking to the coach.

Good luck!
MT
by MekongTrader
Wed Sep 07, 2011 2:16 am
Forum: Personal Finance (Not Investing)
Topic: I've just made $2Million Now What?
Replies: 52
Views: 12558

Wow you are in good shape! Having such a large lump sum is a bit scary. To me you are like a running back in the Super Bowl with a lead in the 4th Qtr and you have a choice of trying to get a few extra yards or run out of bounds. Don't risk a fumble. Reduce your investment risk, make sure you have enough health, life, home, car, PCAT insurance. I would split the windfall after taxes in half. One half I would want very, very safe. E.g. Federal Government guaranteed. Individual Treasury Bonds, Tips, CDs, Ibonds, Bank MoneyMkt accts, etc. It would be great if you could use your tax advantaged accts for the Treasury bonds, TIPs and CDs. This is your "base". Let it grow but do not add additional funds to it. Come hell or high water th...
by MekongTrader
Sun Sep 04, 2011 9:13 pm
Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
Topic: Any fountain pen aficionados?
Replies: 19
Views: 3747

Montblanc Meisterstuck for me.

Only the refills are almost $20 a piece.

But hey, some people have $5'000 watches.

MT
by MekongTrader
Thu Sep 01, 2011 2:34 am
Forum: Personal Finance (Not Investing)
Topic: dental scams you've known and loved
Replies: 73
Views: 28082

True bogleheads don't go the dentist. They fix their teeth themselves!
:lol:

MT
by MekongTrader
Thu Aug 25, 2011 9:14 pm
Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
Topic: Hurricane thread
Replies: 120
Views: 14652

Hi all,
I would like to share the following link with you which is superb for tracking tropical storms, hurricanes, etc.

http://www.tropicalstormrisk.com/

It shows you the expected path, category, etc...

You can zoom in to see areas affected

Stay safe!

MT
by MekongTrader
Thu Aug 25, 2011 4:02 am
Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
Topic: Fix old refrigerator or buy new one?
Replies: 55
Views: 19796

Buy a new one! No wonder the economy is in the toilet when people want to fix up their 15-year old refrigerator!

:lol:

No seriously, I think a new fridge which is more energy-efficient is the way to go.

MT
by MekongTrader
Fri Aug 19, 2011 10:28 pm
Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
Topic: Computer Speaker Recommendations
Replies: 3
Views: 650

Re: Computer Speaker Recommendations

sunnyday wrote:I'm going to buy my parents some computer speakers so they can listen to music in their living room. What should I look for and what would your recommend? My budget is ~$35 but I could spend more if the difference is significant.
I bought a set of Logitech speakers recently. $10 only but the sound is really really good. For $35 you should get a very good set of speakers.
MT
by MekongTrader
Fri Aug 19, 2011 9:21 pm
Forum: Personal Investments
Topic: How should I spend a weekend after a week of losses?
Replies: 68
Views: 7875

I'll spend half day in the office on Sat morning then speed home to see my family and play with my 4-month old daughter. I'll do the grocery shopping and plan the cooking for Sunday. On Sunday, after a family breakfast and more playing time with my daughter I'll start cooking, opening up a bottle of Australian Shiraz. Chopping away on my plentiful ingredients, roasting, reducing, filling up, having more Shiraz, etc - man, this is relaxation for me. Some time on Sunday I'll see a friend over a Latte catching up on the latest. But before that I'll have to go out and buy a baby carrier thingy, my missus wants one of those. On Sunday 9pm (Vietnam time) I'll watch 'Meet the press' which has become a regular Sunday-thing of mine. Before that I'll...
by MekongTrader
Fri Aug 19, 2011 4:08 am
Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
Topic: U.S. stocks in free fall
Replies: 36221
Views: 4685463

Asia closed - dark red. Europe now in free fall with DAX at -4%. US stock futures already 2% off. Looks like we're in for a rough Friday.

Investors are getting punched in the face.

The speed and power at which all that is happening is gut-wrenching. The other day I bought equities to rebalance back to my target AA. The money was gone within 2 or 3 sessions. All that is left is more shares... Dude, how crazy are we?

I mean really, one needs to be cold-blooded to be in this game. No emotions. By the end of August we will look at our account statements, licking our wounds. Bogleheads don't just take it on the chin. They'll stand up, wipe their faces and buy more stocks. Strong stuff.

It's feels good to be a (battle-hardened) Boglehead.
MT
by MekongTrader
Fri Aug 19, 2011 2:06 am
Forum: Personal Finance (Not Investing)
Topic: Your Favorite (Deceptive) Financial Advisor Slogans
Replies: 37
Views: 6629

'You've worked hard to get where you are. Now make your money work hard for you'

'You deserve better'

MT
by MekongTrader
Tue Aug 16, 2011 11:35 pm
Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
Topic: Best site for finding cheap hotel rooms?
Replies: 46
Views: 9523

I just tried hotelscombined.com to find a hotel in Athens, TX and compared it to the hotel's online booking process. Both rates were identical. So, what's the big deal about using these so called "best deal" sites? Holiday Inn Express in Athens was $104.99 vs several sites shown by Hotelscombined.com as $105.00. Where is the deal? Am I missing something? Good point. Here is some industry insight (more from SE Asia but US should be the same): The OTA (online travel agent) claims that they give the booker 'best price guarantee' which means that if the booker sees $100 for a room at website XYZ it is supposed to be the best rate on the internet. The OTA demands from the hotel rate parity at all times. They regularly check that the r...
by MekongTrader
Mon Aug 15, 2011 4:11 am
Forum: Personal Investments
Topic: Stocks vs Bonds???
Replies: 13
Views: 3565

Re: Stocks vs Bonds???

Because of the current stock market (August 2011), I exited my blended stock/bonds mutual fund for 80% bonds + 20% Prime Fund. The has yielded 0, while the bond funds have gone up and down every day with the end result of a 0.5% gain. Why all the volitility? Why only a small gain? Do bond funds yield reverse results of stock funds? Are bonds a safe place for your retirement savings? [Added] Removing bogus mental calculation per livesoft's post below. Yes, that runup looks "speculative" to me and I think it would be prudent to assume there will be a similar decline at some point. http://i53.tinypic.com/wwel37.jpg It's often debated whether we can expect to get the "historical rate of return" for an asset class going forw...
by MekongTrader
Fri Aug 12, 2011 11:45 pm
Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
Topic: What car would you own if you didn't have children?
Replies: 50
Views: 5232

Ford Mustang from the 70s
MT
by MekongTrader
Fri Aug 12, 2011 9:43 pm
Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
Topic: WSJ Article: Which Way to Retirement?
Replies: 15
Views: 3674

WSJ Article: Which Way to Retirement?

Here is an excellent article from WSJ from today titled 'Which Way To Retirement?' http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111904823804576504144023095026.html It's for subscribers only but you can access by googling 'Which Way to Retirement'. David Ziser, a 62-year-old professional photographer in Cincinnati, this week postponed his retirement, which he had planned for the end of this year. With more than $1 million invested in stocks, he had considered his retirement plan to be solid. That changed this week when his portfolio dropped $50,000 in value. Now, he plans to keep working for at least two more years and maintain his current investments. I admit that we've been in for a wild ride over the last 3-4 weeks. But having to postpone r...
by MekongTrader
Fri Aug 12, 2011 5:10 am
Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
Topic: Time Machine - Travel to Year 2030
Replies: 43
Views: 5854

Well, I guess the easiest and safest would be to get a list of superbowl winners 2012 to 2029 and place your bets accordingly.

But if you keep on winning year after year they'd get suspicious and you may end up in jail!

Not easy, is it?
MT
by MekongTrader
Fri Aug 12, 2011 3:43 am
Forum: Personal Investments
Topic: Why are TIPs having such a good run lately?
Replies: 35
Views: 5254

Thank you all.
MT
by MekongTrader
Fri Aug 12, 2011 1:25 am
Forum: Personal Investments
Topic: How much to invest early on
Replies: 14
Views: 2237

Re: How much to invest early on

Assume someone is single, in their mid-20's with salary of 100k, debt free, and maximizes their 401k. They want to invest as much as possible in the early years and (hopefully) let compounding take care of the rest. 1. How much should they target to invest in 10 years? 2. After these 10 years, what should their strategy be? That is, continue investing or something else? 1. They should put as much away as they can. Difficult to put in a number. Also, they should not forget to live a decent life and enjoy their 20s. Finding the right balance is key. Sock a lot of money away and as a reward treat yourself every now and then. Last month I took Mrs. Mekongtrader out. Nice place on the Saigon River. We enjoyed goose liver pate, a good wine, dese...
by MekongTrader
Thu Aug 11, 2011 11:46 pm
Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
Topic: Do You Invest In Junk Bonds?
Replies: 40
Views: 7014

No. I've never considered it.

I learnt to take risks on the equity side and keep bonds 'safe'. Well, then again, what is 'safe' nowadays?

MT
by MekongTrader
Thu Aug 11, 2011 9:37 pm
Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
Topic: Diet Cokes
Replies: 101
Views: 14164

6-8 cans per day.

8x365days that's almost 3'000 cans per year or 125 carton boxes (24x cans each).

We are talking serious quantities here! And serious $$$!

MT
by MekongTrader
Thu Aug 11, 2011 2:46 am
Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
Topic: Time Machine - Travel to Year 2030
Replies: 43
Views: 5854

Time Machine - Travel to Year 2030

Kind of stupid but can't get it out of my head. Time Machine Assume you would be given the unique opportunity to travel to Year 2030 for 10 seconds only. Sitting at a computer which is connected to the internet in Year 2030. After 10 seconds you will travel back to today, Year 2011. During these 10 seconds you have the opportunity to quickly check which investment will have performed the best. So you, may look at DOW, price of gold, etc. Or look up any other information. What would you look at? Check out the Superbowl winners from 2011 onwards and then place bets? Lottery numbers? What would be the most valuable information? Which information would make you the most $? Consider: you go to google finance and see that DOW is at 12000 meaning ...
by MekongTrader
Thu Aug 11, 2011 2:01 am
Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
Topic: Favorite malapropisms
Replies: 64
Views: 9383

Recently in my office:

Me: Strange smell in here. Don't you think so?
Co-worker: I can't hear the smell

:roll:
by MekongTrader
Thu Aug 11, 2011 1:45 am
Forum: Personal Investments
Topic: Why are TIPs having such a good run lately?
Replies: 35
Views: 5254

Why are TIPs having such a good run lately?

TIPs are up 9% year to date. Can someone please explain to me why? Also dividends are much higher this year.

Is it because inflation is up?

30% of my fixed income is TIP (ishares).

Thanks
MT
by MekongTrader
Thu Aug 11, 2011 1:32 am
Forum: Personal Investments
Topic: Need some opinions
Replies: 40
Views: 4057

The implicit assumption of your post is that the only way to solve your problem is through financial investing. I suggest that you broaden your search and think outside the box. Posters to this forum will point out from time to time that the best way to make money and improve your standard of living (and happiness) is to invest in yourself. Most people make most of their money through employment, not investing. I have no idea what sort of disability you are living with, and it really doesn't matter to me. Whatever it is, I'll bet that it does not make it 100% impossible to earn money by using your brain and/or body in some way. If you can write an intelligent posting to this forum (as you have) you can find a way to make some money using y...
by MekongTrader
Wed Aug 10, 2011 10:39 pm
Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
Topic: Diet Cokes
Replies: 101
Views: 14164

Re: Diet Cokes

Greetings To All: The Munchkin Man has now gone five (5) days in a row without drinking a single Diet Coke, or any other carbonated diet beverage. The Munchkin Man has had a major Diet Coke addiction for years and years and years. The Munchkin Man was drinking 8 to 10 cans per day. The Munchkin Man's most intense cravings for a Diet Coke would usually occur when the Munchkin Man first woke up in the mornng and when the Munchkin Man would wake up from an afternoon nap. The Munchkin Man has never understood why. There is a soda machine outside the downstairs lobby of the Munchkin Man's high rise apartment building. Every day the Munchkin Man would make at least two trips down to that soda machine to buy some Diet Cokes. When the Munchkin Man...
by MekongTrader
Tue Aug 09, 2011 8:11 pm
Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
Topic: Planning to go 100% long stocks today
Replies: 52
Views: 6393

Boglenaut wrote:Mekong Trader, I see you have a new icon...what's rhe significance of it?
Boglenaut,
it's the insignia of MACV (Military Assistance Command Vietnam) headquartered in Saigon.
MT
by MekongTrader
Tue Aug 09, 2011 5:21 am
Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
Topic: Planning to go 100% long stocks today
Replies: 52
Views: 6393

Are there any Bogleheads left on this forum? :D Indeed. :lol: Isn't it fun how we sometimes debate how to slice and dice, small-cap value, Reits or not, how much int'l and whether to overweight EM or not... we love to tinker around in up-markets. Trying to construct the perfect portfolio. Add a little here, add a little there... I myself was thinking whether and when I should take my VTI and VEU and put into VXUS (VG total int'l) to streamline, etc. This is all peanuts and so trivial at the end of the day. This all becomes irrelevant when the markets go down south. The speed of this sell-off is breath-taking. Give it 2 more bad days this week and we can easily be down 30%. I'm out of here. Saigon at night - I'm in need of a BIG drink now. MT
by MekongTrader
Tue Aug 09, 2011 2:43 am
Forum: Personal Investments
Topic: Have I purchased too early?
Replies: 23
Views: 3026

Re: Have I purchased too early?

I had some cash that I've accumulated for about 6 months and decided to invest in VSS (Vanguard FTSE All Wld Ex USSml Cap) 2 weeks ago. This was a week before the deadline for the debt ceiling. I thought about holding off the purchase for a bit just in case the market plunges and I can get a bargain, but then remembered what the posts here mention about market timing and decided to just do it. I'm investing for the long-term so these huge drops in the market shouldn't bother me. But I'm just a bit disappointed that I've purchased it at a somewhat high price. I know I'm missing some kinda logic here in my thinking (I also know that none of us could predict the future), but I'm kicking myself at missing this huge bargain of an opportunity. A...
by MekongTrader
Tue Aug 09, 2011 2:40 am
Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
Topic: If there was any doubt about Tuesday's overseas trading....
Replies: 15
Views: 2442

JDInvestor wrote:
kerplunk wrote:It's all a crapshoot.

I'm tired of seeing the color red.
U.S. futures are bright green right now. Who knows.
Hi guys,
just saw this on the internet: Dow Futures sore 311 points. I think the correction is over, markets were clearly oversold and as per some analysts I saw on TV we will be seeing the 2011 highs again soon.

Now that things are looking brighter again on the stock side, I worry about my bonds. When do you guys think will the bond bubble burst? I really worry about my bonds.

MT :shock:
by MekongTrader
Tue Aug 09, 2011 1:47 am
Forum: Personal Investments
Topic: I took a nap when I was down $2500
Replies: 19
Views: 3109

kerplunk wrote:I'm down 11.27% total since August 1st. Small cap stocks apparently don't particularly like bad economic news, haha. In my short investing career, I have seen far more red days than green days. Not how I would have preferred to started, but it is what it is.

For most young people my age, green days mean another thing, although I prefer my definition.

One good thing about this volatile time is that I have realized that I have excellent risk tolerance so far.
Excellent risk tolerance: What's your AA? 100% stocks? I saw your signature and recognize only 1 or 2 tickers.

MT
by MekongTrader
Mon Aug 08, 2011 11:29 pm
Forum: Personal Investments
Topic: Have I purchased too early?
Replies: 23
Views: 3026

Re: Have I purchased too early?

I had some cash that I've accumulated for about 6 months and decided to invest in VSS (Vanguard FTSE All Wld Ex USSml Cap) 2 weeks ago. This was a week before the deadline for the debt ceiling. I thought about holding off the purchase for a bit just in case the market plunges and I can get a bargain, but then remembered what the posts here mention about market timing and decided to just do it. I'm investing for the long-term so these huge drops in the market shouldn't bother me. But I'm just a bit disappointed that I've purchased it at a somewhat high price. I know I'm missing some kinda logic here in my thinking (I also know that none of us could predict the future), but I'm kicking myself at missing this huge bargain of an opportunity. A...
by MekongTrader
Mon Aug 08, 2011 8:19 pm
Forum: Personal Investments
Topic: I took a nap when I was down $2500
Replies: 19
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Morning everybody!

I took a 8-hr nap to wake up this morning and see my portfolio shrink by $10K!

Honey, I shrunk the portfolio!

I need a double espresso now.

MT

Mr. Market: Is this all you got?!

:lol: