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Alrighty then I've got buying power and would truly like to see a very hard push to the upside tomorrow - that would be purrfect to creat tremendous anxiety for the continued pole sitters. I'll chase Ferdinand until I'm soo deep in superlative bull manure that I'll need straws in my nostrils to get air. Very few professionals seem to think 2014 will be a robust repeat of 2013 - just like they were mostly wrong in 2013. The Goldilocks economy is here and corporate earnings are clean - the rally most likely will rampage further and I plan to keep buying until I can't. For me this is my generational opportunity and I will take full advantage of Janet and buy myself into eternal happiness - I already have so many lucious capital gains that do need periodic harvesting and that means even more buying power. So let'er rip and force the bond market to say uncle as interest rates on the short term rise.
 
I think the I fund is going to make my ears bleed - the companies tied to the Euro and Yen will pump up their exports into the emerging markets making nice profits - I plan to stay with the I fund through-out 2014 - the Nikkei was up over 57% in 2013 with more gains to go. If I recall Japanese stocks comprise 23% of the I fund - the I fund is actually a large cap index. My wife is holding a large cap fund in her defined contribution plan (SPX type) and my oceanic is probably 90% small cap, so as a family unit we have it covered. My TSP tugboat will remain 20C/80I. I've been building my sacrificial lamb chop account as a safety net in case I face armageddon again straight on - until then it's going to be pedal to the metal.
 
Birchtree said:
I think the I fund is going to make my ears bleed - the companies tied to the Euro and Yen will pump up their exports into the emerging markets making nice profits - I plan to stay with the I fund through-out 2014 - the Nikkei was up over 57% in 2013 with more gains to go. If I recall Japanese stocks comprise 23% of the I fund - the I fund is actually a large cap index. My wife is holding a large cap fund in her defined contribution plan (SPX type) and my oceanic is probably 90% small cap, so as a family unit we have it covered. My TSP tugboat will remain 20C/80I. I've been building my sacrificial lamb chop account as a safety net in case I face armageddon again straight on - until then it's going to be pedal to the metal.
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The I Fund has been forgotten, neglected and overshadowed by the S/C brothers this past year. I think I'm going to have to pay a little bit more attention to it this year.
 
OBGibby said:
The I Fund has been forgotten, neglected and overshadowed by the S/C brothers this past year. I think I'm going to have to pay a little bit more attention to it this year.
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Unless the International Market goes crazy in 2014 I might still stick with the "C" and "S" funds. For 2013 the "C" fund was up $5.91, "S" fund up $9.39 and the "I" was up $4.50. I might be off a little bit but it looks like the "C" and "S" funds are the better bet right now. Just saying.
 
I ended 2013 with 158 dividend reinvestment increase announcements versus 136 for 2012 - so I'm keeping up with inflation. Today I have 18 dividends that will buy cheaper. I also went in and purchased a few more wall flowers on weakness: CNP, EXC, MPX, STR, RES, IVZ. I'd like to do well enough this year to buy more wall flowers every trading day because every day is a great time to accumulate shares in a stampeding bull market - make that a secular bull market. My goal is to purchase 500 even lots during the year and if I accomplish that then pyramiding is my objective. Leveraging up is my game this year because the more you have in the more you can win. If 2014 ends up with a double digit gain then my wealth will have grown tremendously - even more than the +$1.510M in 2013. Don't wish me luck because I don't need it - what I need is buying power and margin will propitiate.
 
Ha! I thought about moving out... when daddy warbucks spoke. How can you make money when you're out of the market!? I'm dancing with the girl I brung to the dance. 2013 was a great year for me, so why would a day make a difference.
 
Birchtree said:
"If stocks aren't rising at the end of December, and if they aren't rising at the start of January, something is wrong. If the market doesn't follow the typical pattern it would be a signal that an underlying problem exists." "If the market doesn't do well in the first two weeks of January it is usually a bearish indicator for the year."
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Uh oh.
 
Today could simply be a head fake to pull in more shorts - and then the hedges show up to take them to the cleaners. Somebody is pushing up BAC today.
 
What else can I say on a day likle today - when it comes to equity investing, you buy the future. It's going to be a long and beneficial year for positive gains.
 
Tomorrow could see a hefty bounce to wipe out the down for today - probably twice as strong. The Fed will taper with their $75 billion and hold that level for several more months before going to their next taper amount. This is going to be fun.
 
While it's true my oceanic account in 2013 did have a capital appreciation of $1,510,000.00 it was not all my fault. I blame a lot of my good fortune on the Bossa Nova. I just finished bringing my tender plants into my garage so winter is headed my way for a few weeks. My dividends are working their magic today - buying on weakness. Next week when the big money returns will be prescient for January. My January gain in 2013 was +$304K - I'm feeding at the trough for a repeat.
 
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