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Old 10-24-2008, 05:41 PM   #1
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I wonder what the average per day is for people jumping from skyscrapers in Manhattan these days !

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Old 10-25-2008, 12:19 PM   #2
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How much could the stock marker potentially fall? Could it completely tank down to like 1000-2000?

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Old 10-25-2008, 03:16 PM   #3
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One of the sad parts about this market is that historicly the fourth quarter has been productive & positive.I wish I had the extra $$ to buy more!

I really feel bad for our elders...There never going to rebound from this global mess.
Also If Im not mistakin but this is worse than Black Monday back in 87 chit back then people were jumping from windows


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Old 10-25-2008, 03:24 PM   #4
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Robert this is much worse than 87, the market has lost over 40 pct since its peak and it is much more widespread. This is 26-33 in the financial markets in our lifetime, I hope the rest of that time doesn't come to be.
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Old 10-26-2008, 08:28 AM   #5
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This seems real bad, but the IXIC lost over 70 percent from peak to trough just 7-8 years ago and has never recovered.

Dow was down over 40% too and came back to hit new highs. I remain optimistic the same will happen this time around once the excesses get wrung out.

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Just something to think about...what would happen to social security if it is privatized and it depended on the market???

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Just something to think about...what would happen to social security if it is privatized and it depended on the market???
Good things if you have the discipline to stick with it long term.

Again, I'm always the optimist....

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One of the sad parts about this market is that historicly the fourth quarter has been productive & positive.I wish I had the extra $$ to buy more.
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Don't look now, but we're up 20% off last month's bottom. Sure we'll pull back a bit from profit taking, but I think an uptrend is in place for a while.

People who bailed and went into cash are gonna be playing catchup.

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Old 11-06-2008, 05:50 PM   #9
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Don't look now, but we're up 20% off last month's bottom. Sure we'll pull back a bit from profit taking, but I think an uptrend is in place for a while.

People who bailed and went into cash are gonna be playing catchup.
They may very well turn out to be the wise ones. I wish I had done that.

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They may very well turn out to be the wise ones. I wish I had done that.
I hear you. Only problem with cash is its a poor place to be long term.

Example:We got a 20% bounce in stocks off the lows in just under two weeks. If you had sold at the bottom and stayed in cash, it would take you 10 plus years to get the money back versus 10 days. I know this isn't the best example because your age plays greatly into the amount of risk you can or should take.

Sure, we may go much lower, but at 38 I'm sticking with the market for the long term potential.

Next time I make a prediction do the opposite and you're sure to win....

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