Dang, it’s like watching a horse race.....

I think my heart will give out before my stakes  

Anybody else playing this game?

I should just not look, Yeah, tell me, who doesn’t look after being stuck for 20 minuets in traffic, at the cause when you pass the smashed cars on the highway  

ohiomoto wrote on 03/26/18 at 15:31:12:


Ok, but do you look at the car crash?  

springman wrote on 03/27/18 at 10:01:36:


Yeah crazy.....

I just boil it all down once the heat is turned off.
If it swings a few points, up, or down, after all that action, it’s right we’re it was suppose to be all along.

Sorta like Dorothy....
She didn’t need to go to Oz afterall  

Yeah, you hold for any time and more often than not, you will beat any savings account.
I’m 65, been holding my max, 30% pretax since 59 1/2 out of my paycheck and going into my investments, so I save on present tax deferral.
Just trying to figure if I want to draw on it, or not, when I retire.
Most likely I will keep working part time after I retire from my present employment at Boeing.
My old position on the island, in construction is wanting me to come back and at my pace, maybe 3 days a week.
I could just extend my social security out more, build that up, and then in 3 years, when my wife hits 65, I will quit in total with her and travel.

I will need to do more research, as this opportunity just came to me today over lunch.
I’m liking it tho....

1980, eh, you got a few dips in that run, but great growth if you didn’t touch anything  

Prob a good time to invest in stocks that pay a serious dividend. The crazy growth period after the '16 election seems to have flattened. A lot of stocks doing 4-8% dividend. Not much growth, just a reliable dividend. Do a DRIP as long as you can, then use it for income when you retire.
Use the '72 rule'. Take 72 and divide it by the dividend and that is how many years it'll take to double. So, a 7.2% return takes 10 years to double. And another 10 to double again.
For a long time Americans had a negative savings rate. They spent more than they made. Nice to hear not everyone is like that.

Papa Bear wrote on 03/28/18 at 05:34:55:


Always, not sure why folks spending more out, than what is coming in, makes sense to them.
I'd like to see how that mindset provides sustainability....maybe not  

Careful.....
I might have to alert a mod to move this if folks don’t heed the consideration of no religion or politics at the dinner table  

The ups and downs are part of the game. Perhaps Ray you are in something too risky. It is not for everyone.