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Originally posted by TranaGreg View Postif you're gonna play the game better learn the rules first."The Times found no pattern of sexual misconduct by Mr. Biden, beyond the hugs, kisses and touching that women previously said made them uncomfortable." -NY Times
"For a woman to come forward in the glaring lights of focus, nationally, you’ve got to start off with the presumption that at least the essence of what she’s talking about is real, whether or not she forgets facts" - Joe Biden
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Wow the market has just been insane and awesome, especially today. I've been doing so much studying of stocks and watching the markets lately that it has pretty much filled the void left by fantasy baseball research. The damn ticker is better than a scoreboard.
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Originally posted by TranaGreg View Postif you're gonna play the game better learn the rules first.“There’s no normal life, Wyatt, it’s just life. Get on with it.” – Doc Holliday
"It doesn't matter what you think" - The Rock
"I borked the entry." - Some dude on the Internet
Have I told you about otters being the only marine animal that can lift rocks?
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Originally posted by Pauly View PostWow the market has just been insane and awesome, especially today. I've been doing so much studying of stocks and watching the markets lately that it has pretty much filled the void left by fantasy baseball research. The damn ticker is better than a scoreboard.
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nearly got a twofer.
had nearly all of my savings in a 401K as of last year, which really was too much for my age and I knew it.
well, in December my 401K company announced it was ending its existence. so I decided to take ALL of it out of the market and park it on the sidelines. ka-ching, when March arrives.
got a proposal from my broker about a month ago with a diverse portfolio that, to oversimplify, puts only about half in stocks.
I mailed it last Wednesday - ka-ching?
not quite. turns out that the "no postage necessary" pre-printed envelopes end to take about a week to be delivered. so my paperwork is only being processed today and effective Monday - so I'm buying higher than I otherwise would have been.
came out a bit ahead, net dollars-wise, and avoided agita in March, April, and May.
it really IS tough to time the market!finished 10th in this 37th yr in 11-team-only NL 5x5
own picks 1, 2, 5, 6, 9 in April 2022 1st-rd farmhand draft
won in 2017 15 07 05 04 02 93 90 84
SP SGray 16, TWalker 10, AWood 10, Price 3, KH Kim 2, Corbin 10
RP Bednar 10, Bender 10, Graterol 2
C Stallings 2, Casali 1
1B Votto 10, 3B ERios 2, 1B Zimmerman 2, 2S Chisholm 5, 2B Hoerner 5, 2B Solano 2, 2B LGarcia 10, SS Gregorius 17
OF Cain 14, Bader 1, Daza 1
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Originally posted by Judge Judenearly got a twofer.
had nearly all of my savings in a 401K as of last year, which really was too much for my age and I knew it.
well, in December my 401K company announced it was ending its existence. so I decided to take ALL of it out of the market and park it on the sidelines. ka-ching, when March arrives. (well, ka-ching meaning no ker-plop.)
got a proposal from my broker about a month ago with a diverse portfolio that, to oversimplify, puts only about half in stocks.
I mailed it last Wednesday - ka-ching?
not quite. turns out that the "no postage necessary" pre-printed envelopes end to take about a week to be delivered. so my paperwork is only being processed today and effective Monday - so I'm buying higher than I otherwise would have been.
came out a bit ahead, net dollars-wise, and avoided agita in March, April, and May.
it really IS tough to time the market!“There’s no normal life, Wyatt, it’s just life. Get on with it.” – Doc Holliday
"It doesn't matter what you think" - The Rock
"I borked the entry." - Some dude on the Internet
Have I told you about otters being the only marine animal that can lift rocks?
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I wish I was that clever!finished 10th in this 37th yr in 11-team-only NL 5x5
own picks 1, 2, 5, 6, 9 in April 2022 1st-rd farmhand draft
won in 2017 15 07 05 04 02 93 90 84
SP SGray 16, TWalker 10, AWood 10, Price 3, KH Kim 2, Corbin 10
RP Bednar 10, Bender 10, Graterol 2
C Stallings 2, Casali 1
1B Votto 10, 3B ERios 2, 1B Zimmerman 2, 2S Chisholm 5, 2B Hoerner 5, 2B Solano 2, 2B LGarcia 10, SS Gregorius 17
OF Cain 14, Bader 1, Daza 1
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Originally posted by Judge Jude View PostI wish I was that clever!“There’s no normal life, Wyatt, it’s just life. Get on with it.” – Doc Holliday
"It doesn't matter what you think" - The Rock
"I borked the entry." - Some dude on the Internet
Have I told you about otters being the only marine animal that can lift rocks?
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I've been successfully investing for 25 years now. First it was with mutual funds, then individual stocks. And I read a LOT of books on investing, because you never know everything. So I wanted to learn more about options, which I never used before. Now many investing books I find to be either way too basic or kind of inconsequential. But I read one particular book that really opened my eyes about options trading, and damn! Like I tell my friends (not my clients, lol) I feel like I've been using porno mags all these years and had no idea about internet porn, LOL. I mean, WTF was I doing all these years???
Anyhow, I still have some core holdings in stocks but sold off most of them. The problem with individual stocks is you really have to hit a HR to make real money, especially if you're a small investor. But by using options, you get to control 100 shares per contract for a fraction of the cost, but the catch is that it's only for a limited time. But if you have a gameplan, like I do, where you know when to buy, you can make a fortune.
In just a few weeks of options trading, my average trade has generated a 100%-150% return. That's not a typo. I have a few that I've held just a few days and am up 300%-500%. It's insanity. Now of course there's downside, because the clock is ticking. And I've lost on a few bets, but your downside is limited to only the amount you put in -- which again, is a fraction of the amount of the cost of the stock. Yet you participate in the entire gain. And you get to go both ways, bearish or bullish.
I will never buy a stock, or a mutual fund, for myself ever again. I'm trying to figure out a way to incorporate this for clients, but it's difficult due to the lack of block trading and needing to keep an eye on expiration dates.
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Originally posted by revo View PostI've been successfully investing for 25 years now. First it was with mutual funds, then individual stocks. And I read a LOT of books on investing, because you never know everything. So I wanted to learn more about options, which I never used before. Now many investing books I find to be either way too basic or kind of inconsequential. But I read one particular book that really opened my eyes about options trading, and damn! Like I tell my friends (not my clients, lol) I feel like I've been using porno mags all these years and had no idea about internet porn, LOL. I mean, WTF was I doing all these years???
Anyhow, I still have some core holdings in stocks but sold off most of them, but the problem with individual stocks is you really have to hit a HR to make real money. But in options, you get to control 100 shares per contract for a fraction of the cost, but the catch is that it's only for a limited time. But if you have a gameplan, like I do, where you know when to buy, you can make a fortune.
In just a few weeks of options trading, my average trade has generated a 100%-150% return. That's not a typo. I have a few that I've held just a few days and am up 300%-500%. It's insanity. Now of course there's downside, because the clock is ticking. And I've lost on a few bets, but your downside is limited to only the amount you put in -- which again, is a fraction of the amount of the cost of the stock. Yet you participate in the entire gain. And you get to go both ways, bearish or bullish.
I will never buy a stock, or a mutual fund, for myself ever again. I'm trying to figure out a way to incorporate this for clients, but it's difficult due to the lack of block trading and needing to keep an eye on expiration dates.If DMT didn't exist we would have to invent it. There has to be a weirdest thing. Once we have the concept weird, there has to be a weirdest thing. And DMT is simply it.
- Terence McKenna
Bullshit is everywhere. - George Carlin (& Jon Stewart)
How old would you be if you didn't know how old you are? - Satchel Paige
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Originally posted by revo View Post"Big Money, Less Risk" by Mark Larson.If DMT didn't exist we would have to invent it. There has to be a weirdest thing. Once we have the concept weird, there has to be a weirdest thing. And DMT is simply it.
- Terence McKenna
Bullshit is everywhere. - George Carlin (& Jon Stewart)
How old would you be if you didn't know how old you are? - Satchel Paige
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Originally posted by revo View PostI've been successfully investing for 25 years now. First it was with mutual funds, then individual stocks. And I read a LOT of books on investing, because you never know everything. So I wanted to learn more about options, which I never used before. Now many investing books I find to be either way too basic or kind of inconsequential. But I read one particular book that really opened my eyes about options trading, and damn! Like I tell my friends (not my clients, lol) I feel like I've been using porno mags all these years and had no idea about internet porn, LOL. I mean, WTF was I doing all these years???
Anyhow, I still have some core holdings in stocks but sold off most of them. The problem with individual stocks is you really have to hit a HR to make real money, especially if you're a small investor. But by using options, you get to control 100 shares per contract for a fraction of the cost, but the catch is that it's only for a limited time. But if you have a gameplan, like I do, where you know when to buy, you can make a fortune.
In just a few weeks of options trading, my average trade has generated a 100%-150% return. That's not a typo. I have a few that I've held just a few days and am up 300%-500%. It's insanity. Now of course there's downside, because the clock is ticking. And I've lost on a few bets, but your downside is limited to only the amount you put in -- which again, is a fraction of the amount of the cost of the stock. Yet you participate in the entire gain. And you get to go both ways, bearish or bullish.
I will never buy a stock, or a mutual fund, for myself ever again. I'm trying to figure out a way to incorporate this for clients, but it's difficult due to the lack of block trading and needing to keep an eye on expiration dates.
Why wouldn't everybody be doing this?
What type of investment would I need to try this out? Can a real noob understand the book enough to make some profit?
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