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flyingaway wrote:It will not be a happy Christmas if S&P 500 is not at all time high at the end of the year.
Getting there!
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cfs wrote:
Toons wrote:
chaz wrote:No freefall today. :D
Trampoline Bounce :happy
Shipmates, major indexes are smoking but the NYSE and the NASDAQ are still open. Celebrate proceed with caution
[major indexes are smoking] Well, I guess the early gains did not go up in smoke at the end of the day.
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The Wizard wrote:
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chaz wrote:No freefall today. :D
Trampoline Bounce :happy
A lot better than a Dead Cat Bounce...
It looks like we are not going to eat (dead) cat food any time soon.

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The market has been on fire the past two days. We're almost back to where we were before the little crash, if you can call it that.
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InvestorNewb wrote:The market has been on fire the past two days. We're almost back to where we were before the little crash, if you can call it that.
Just goes to show you can't keep a bad market down these days. :P
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I just noticed:

The (adjusted*) opening price of VTSMX (Vanguard Total Stock Market) in 2010 was 25.16. Today's value is 51.77.

More than double in a touch under five years. Enjoying the ride!

L.

* Total return, data from Yahoo Finance.
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Falling Up !
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...and it's back.
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Man, I just love this. Every time this thread pops up after a market drop, the market bounces back. This thread is a wonderful contrary indicator.
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nedsaid wrote:Man, I just love this. Every time this thread pops up after a market drop, the market bounces back. This thread is a wonderful contrary indicator.
Well, shipmate Ned, that's why we keep dropping by here, just to show that in the markets nobody knows nothing.
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thenextguy wrote:
flyingaway wrote:It will not be a happy Christmas if S&P 500 is not at all time high at the end of the year.
Getting there!
Leaving aside you won't know if we are at all time high at the end of December 4 trading days earlier, if it is at an all time high on a day before the last trading day and 0.1% down the last day are you going to drown your sorrows New Years Eve? :)
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cfs wrote:
nedsaid wrote:Man, I just love this. Every time this thread pops up after a market drop, the market bounces back. This thread is a wonderful contrary indicator.
Well, shipmate Ned, that's why we keep dropping by here, just to show that in the markets nobody knows nothing.
This thread is an instance of financial porn. Ms. Market keeps alternating between being a fallen woman and high nobility, and we all are watching her in awe.

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VictoriaF wrote:
cfs wrote:
nedsaid wrote:Man, I just love this. Every time this thread pops up after a market drop, the market bounces back. This thread is a wonderful contrary indicator.
Well, shipmate Ned, that's why we keep dropping by here, just to show that in the markets nobody knows nothing.
This thread is an instance of financial porn. Ms. Market keeps alternating between being a fallen woman and high nobility, and we all are watching her in awe.

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It's awesome. :)
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chaz wrote:
VictoriaF wrote:
cfs wrote:
nedsaid wrote:Man, I just love this. Every time this thread pops up after a market drop, the market bounces back. This thread is a wonderful contrary indicator.
Well, shipmate Ned, that's why we keep dropping by here, just to show that in the markets nobody knows nothing.
This thread is an instance of financial porn. Ms. Market keeps alternating between being a fallen woman and high nobility, and we all are watching her in awe.

Victoria
It's awesome. :)
I particularly admire how she refuses to be simulated (and stimulated) by Monte Carlo.

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Personally, I do not take this thread seriously at all. I see it as a cynical satire on the daily noise.

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Leeraar wrote:Personally, I do not take this thread seriously at all. I see it as a cynical satire on the daily noise.

L.
And I concur !!!
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Leeraar wrote:Personally, I do not take this thread seriously at all. I see it as a cynical satire on the daily noise.

L.
Exactly, out of the 22 pages thus far you will find some good nuggets however. Its a nice place to not have to be so serious :wink:
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Smoking!

And talking about smoking . . . http://www.businessinsider.com/meredith ... ce-2014-12
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A new all-time high for the S&P 500 today- or close to it. Should the title of this thread be updated?
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No, as it's time to shift your focus to the Boglehead Contest 2014. The latest discussion thread is here: BOGLEHEAD CONTEST -- November 2014
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cfs wrote:Smoking!

And talking about smoking . . . http://www.businessinsider.com/meredith ... ce-2014-12
This is why I ignore the talking heads de jour. Sure, they're right once in a while and that gathers them attention. But if enough people make enough predictions SOME of them are going to be right.
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cfs wrote:Smoking!

And talking about smoking . . . http://www.businessinsider.com/meredith ... ce-2014-12
IMO, whats smoking here is Elena Holodny.

L.
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We seemed to have all time high today. Merry Christmas!!!
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LadyGeek wrote:No, as it's time to shift your focus to the Boglehead Contest 2014. The latest discussion thread is here: BOGLEHEAD CONTEST -- November 2014
Thanks shipmate LG, if I finish in the top 10 then we had a very productive year in the market.
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As of this writing, the Dow is Seventeen Going on Eighteen, and thus has passed the dangerous threshold of

You are sixteen going on seventeen
Baby, it's time to think
Better beware, be canny and careful
Baby, you're on the brink


Are there freefalls on the other side of the brink?

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There are none

No, shipmate Victoria, there are no freefalls on the other side of the brink, only cheap oil, and now everyone repeat after me: Cheap oil is good for ME.
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cfs wrote:There are none

No, shipmate Victoria, there are no freefalls on the other side of the brink, only cheap oil, and now everyone repeat after me: Cheap oil is good for ME.
Yet there will be fluctuations, and maybe a black swan. :(
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The idea that as old farts we'll be reduced to eating dogfood or catfood from cans is ridiculous. Have you checked the price of canned petfood lately? Actually, we'll have to eat the dry petfood from bags instead. Or maybe spam.
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Browser wrote:The idea that as old farts we'll be reduced to eating dogfood or catfood from cans is ridiculous. Have you checked the price of canned petfood lately? Actually, we'll have to eat the dry petfood from bags instead. Or maybe spam.
A balanced diet?
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chaz wrote:
cfs wrote:There are none

No, shipmate Victoria, there are no freefalls on the other side of the brink, only cheap oil, and now everyone repeat after me: Cheap oil is good for ME.
Yet there will be fluctuations, and maybe a black swan. :(
Well, shipmate Chaz, that's why those in retirement (me) need to have a "capital preservation/loss prevention/black swan ready" type of portfolio.
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cfs wrote:
chaz wrote:
cfs wrote:There are none

No, shipmate Victoria, there are no freefalls on the other side of the brink, only cheap oil, and now everyone repeat after me: Cheap oil is good for ME.
Yet there will be fluctuations, and maybe a black swan. :(
Well, shipmate Chaz, that's why those in retirement (me) need to have a "capital preservation/loss prevention/black swan ready" type of portfolio.
If you can add "black swans" to your diet, then we'll be covered in old age. But are they a protected species? Maybe "black rats" would be a nutritionally adequate substitute.
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Smoking!

But wait! There is more! ====> http://www.valuewalk.com/2014/12/meredi ... edge-fund/
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VictoriaF wrote:As of this writing, the Dow is Seventeen Going on Eighteen, and thus has passed the dangerous threshold of

You are sixteen going on seventeen
Baby, it's time to think
Better beware, be canny and careful
Baby, you're on the brink


Are there freefalls on the other side of the brink?

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Browser wrote:
cfs wrote:
chaz wrote:
cfs wrote:There are none

No, shipmate Victoria, there are no freefalls on the other side of the brink, only cheap oil, and now everyone repeat after me: Cheap oil is good for ME.
Yet there will be fluctuations, and maybe a black swan. :(
Well, shipmate Chaz, that's why those in retirement (me) need to have a "capital preservation/loss prevention/black swan ready" type of portfolio.
If you can add "black swans" to your diet, then we'll be covered in old age. But are they a protected species? Maybe "black rats" would be a nutritionally adequate substitute.

If the chickens come home to roost and the wolves are howling at the door.....we'll just eat 'em.
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Black swans are mostly unprotected in New Zealand, and may be legally hunted.

http://nzbirdsonline.org.nz/species/black-swan

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Dow top 18000 and S&P top 2080 are my expectations for 2014. They are there, and I hope they keep there to the end of this year. No further advance is necessary (for me).
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peppers wrote:If the chickens come home to roost and the wolves are howling at the door.....we'll just eat 'em.
The chickens or the wolves?
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Leeraar wrote:Black swans are mostly unprotected in New Zealand, and may be legally hunted.

http://nzbirdsonline.org.nz/species/black-swan

L.
Well, shipmate Leerar, but, but, but, who would want to kill and eat such a beautiful creature?
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cfs wrote:
Leeraar wrote:Black swans are mostly unprotected in New Zealand, and may be legally hunted.

http://nzbirdsonline.org.nz/species/black-swan

L.
Well, shipmate Leerar, but, but, but, who would want to kill and eat such a beautiful creature?
People in New Zealand? They were hunted to extinction in NZ before Europeans arrived, They have since been repopulated, perhaps naturally, from Australia.

I believe that Victoria walks in fear of Black Swans, and might kill one if she recognized it. :happy

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Leeraar wrote:
cfs wrote:
Leeraar wrote:Black swans are mostly unprotected in New Zealand, and may be legally hunted.

http://nzbirdsonline.org.nz/species/black-swan

L.
Well, shipmate Leerar, but, but, but, who would want to kill and eat such a beautiful creature?
People in New Zealand? They were hunted to extinction in NZ before Europeans arrived, They have since been repopulated, perhaps naturally, from Australia.

I believe that Victoria walks in fear of Black Swans, and might kill one if she recognized it. :happy

L.
I think Victoria would not kill one, but would run from it. Notice her avatar.
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chaz wrote:
Leeraar wrote:
cfs wrote:
Leeraar wrote:Black swans are mostly unprotected in New Zealand, and may be legally hunted.

http://nzbirdsonline.org.nz/species/black-swan

L.
Well, shipmate Leerar, but, but, but, who would want to kill and eat such a beautiful creature?


I believe that Victoria walks in fear of Black Swans, and might kill one if she recognized it. :happy

L.
I think Victoria would not kill one, but would run from it. Notice her avatar.
How little you know shipmate Victoria!

She does not respond to Black Swans with fight or flight. Rather, she seeks to understand and appreciate them. Without Black Swans, life is meaningless.

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Victoria,

And now, we know where you (and your pet swans) live:

viewtopic.php?p=2304057#p2304057

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VictoriaF wrote:
chaz wrote:
Leeraar wrote:
cfs wrote:
Leeraar wrote:Black swans are mostly unprotected in New Zealand, and may be legally hunted.

http://nzbirdsonline.org.nz/species/black-swan

L.
Well, shipmate Leerar, but, but, but, who would want to kill and eat such a beautiful creature?


I believe that Victoria walks in fear of Black Swans, and might kill one if she recognized it. :happy

L.
I think Victoria would not kill one, but would run from it. Notice her avatar.
How little you know shipmate Victoria!

She does not respond to Black Swans with fight or flight. Rather, she seeks to understand and appreciate them. Without Black Swans, life is meaningless.

Victoria
shipmate Victoria sounds like Munchkin Man.
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Leeraar wrote:Black swans are mostly unprotected in New Zealand, and may be legally hunted.

http://nzbirdsonline.org.nz/species/black-swan

L.
chaz wrote:
VictoriaF wrote:
chaz wrote:
Leeraar wrote:
cfs wrote: Well, shipmate Leerar, but, but, but, who would want to kill and eat such a beautiful creature?


I believe that Victoria walks in fear of Black Swans, and might kill one if she recognized it. :happy

L.
I think Victoria would not kill one, but would run from it. Notice her avatar.
How little you know shipmate Victoria!

She does not respond to Black Swans with fight or flight. Rather, she seeks to understand and appreciate them. Without Black Swans, life is meaningless.

Victoria
shipmate Victoria sounds like Munchkin Man.
I miss shipmate Munchkin Man.

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flyingaway wrote:Dow top 18000 and S&P top 2080 are my expectations for 2014. They are there, and I hope they keep there to the end of this year. No further advance is necessary (for me).
Well, shipmate FA, [at least for today] you have them exactly where you wanted them.
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cfs wrote:Smoking!

But wait! There is more! ====> http://www.valuewalk.com/2014/12/meredi ... edge-fund/
And there is more !!!!

This millionaire was expecting 12-17 percent in gains and now he wants his money back ====> http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-12-2 ... crest.html
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cfs wrote:
flyingaway wrote:Dow top 18000 and S&P top 2080 are my expectations for 2014. They are there, and I hope they keep there to the end of this year. No further advance is necessary (for me).
Well, shipmate FA, [at least for today] you have them exactly where you wanted them.
This year is done for me (thankfully). As I mentioned in another thread, I need my portfolio to grow 33% more to reach my minimum financial independence. (Three more years to go).

By the way, shipmate CFS, which ship are we on?
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I love the side bar stories:

Oil Will Stay at These Lower Levels Permanently: Silipo

Saudi’s Naimi Says $20 Oil Is Possible: Telegraph

Does "[current trend] will last forever" ever get old?
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flyingaway wrote:
cfs wrote:
flyingaway wrote:Dow top 18000 and S&P top 2080 are my expectations for 2014. They are there, and I hope they keep there to the end of this year. No further advance is necessary (for me).
Well, shipmate FA, [at least for today] you have them exactly where you wanted them.
This year is done for me (thankfully). As I mentioned in another thread, I need my portfolio to grow 33% more to reach my minimum financial independence. (Three more years to go).

By the way, shipmate CFS, which ship are we on?
Good question by our shipmate FA, aboard Admiral Horatio Nelson's Flagship, HMS Vanguard.
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Freefall today?

No, down for the day but up for the year.
Overall good year in the markets except for those 100% in energy or precious metals.
Good luck in 2015.
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