350Z's I Fund Thread JAN 08

[12%ayear]

There goes the legacy of Bush. He said the rebate will solve the problem.

 

[CountryBoy]

I think most people are in the fear to panic area. I'm between 3 to 7 years before retirement and I was lucky and have avoided this latest drop and will be moving from the F to the G tomorrow. I hope those of us with it all hanging out will be able to get out without to much damage. My ROTH's will take a little beating, but my investing method should protect me from the worse, at least this will be a good test of my methods . (long term, high divy blue chippers) The Dogs of the Dow and a couple of utilities should take the sting outta my others that are already taking a beating like BHP and SLB.

I'm actually in the relief nodule, just because this market is finally having the drawback we all knew was coming and, for me, the waiting was the worst part. Now we can plan and go on from here.

Good Luck all,
CB

 

[Talltimber]

I think the administration and fed will let markets freefall until it gets closer to November, at which time they will ride the twin white steeds of deficit spending and rate cuts. Is this Tracey Ray's little sister?:










I moved from I to G fund last Wednesday

 

[12%ayear]

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Hi, this is my TSP Account.

 

[JOVARN]

I just love white tile in the kitchen

 

[350zCommTech]

Ray's little sister?:

Hmmmmm.....I like her cooking....

 

[350zCommTech]

eafe -5.61%

Down $1.26.

 

[Show-me]

I guess we are not done. Australia down 4.5% and New Zealand down 3%.

 

[350zCommTech]

I guess we are not done. Australia down 4.5% and New Zealand down 3%.

And Nikkei down 4%.

 

[Show-me]

Ah, the carnage continues. I hope they ain't looking to the USM for leadership.

 

[Rod]

I bet The Nikk closes down over 800.

It simply has no direction but down since USM were closed today.

 

[Birchtree]

Bartender, I'll have another 2% nibble on the I fund please.

 

[Talltimber]

Hmmmmm.....I like her cooking....

Meals in 30 minutes or less!

 

[wv-girl]

I agree that they are letting the markets freefall on purpose, have been doing so since August, and will do so until at least February 6.

Why Feb 6?

 

[ATCJeff]

Hey I found some good news. The first 10% was 70G's out of my account, then next 10% will only be 63G's. I saved 7G's!

What a freaking month.

 

[James48843]

The Asian Contagion continues.

Nikkei 300 now down -3.91%

 

[350zCommTech]

This might be good.

There is some serious action going on in the currency markets at the moment. The Yen made a turn and has falllen significantly. This is probably due to the expected hold on interest rates by the BOJ later tonight. When the Yen falls like this, it's normally supportive for the Nikkei. But in this current situation, I don't know if it will have any meaningful impact.

There is also one other possibility. That would be the possibility that somebody might have leaked a Fed cut for tomorrow.

This is just my opinion of what I'm seeing. It might just be nothing.

 

[mtzfam]

This might be good.

There is some serious action going on in the currency markets at the moment. The Yen made a turn and has falllen significantly. This is probably due to the expected hold on interest rates by the BOJ later tonight. When the Yen falls like this, it's normally supportive for the Nikkei. But in this current situation, I don't know if it will have any meaningful impact.

There is also one other possibility. That would be the possibility that somebody might have leaked a Fed cut for tomorrow.

This is just my opinion of what I'm seeing. It might just be nothing.

350 I had posted that some cnbc analyst
had said that d euro would hit 150 it got to 149 and has droped. i'm not sure what it is now but how or what did he look at to get an idea that was going to happen.

 

[Chocolate_Lover]

My new strategy for the year: Get back to 0%.

Questions:

If Bernanke only cuts .50 (the general expectation before this weekend), will the market respond like Dec. 11, when it dropped dramatically after the Fed only did what was expected?

If the cut exceeds .50, for how many days would you advise staying in the market before moving to the safe haven? (I'm thinking 2-3 days.)

 

[350zCommTech]

My new strategy for the year: Get back to 0%.

Questions:

If Bernanke only cuts .50 (the general expectation before this weekend), will the market respond like Dec. 11, when it dropped dramatically after the Fed only did what was expected?

If the cut exceeds .50, for how many days would you advise staying in the market before moving to the safe haven? (I'm thinking 2-3 days.)

If he cuts .50% and continues the "ready and willing with the word substantive", there is a slight chance that the rally could last more than one day(I would not bet on this).

On the other hand, if he cuts .50% but drops any of the above language(highly unlikely), the markets would probably continue tanking.