coolhand's Account Talk

[nasa1974]

-14% in 2007. Whats your point.

I must apologize for the above statement. It is incorrect. In 2007 I had a profit of 7.5%. It was 2008 that I lost 12.8%. I was going of fuzzy memory. My bad.

 

[burrocrat]

I must apologize for the above statement. It is incorrect. In 2007 I had a profit of 7.5%. It was 2008 that I lost 12.8%. I was going of fuzzy memory. My bad.

well, fuzzy memories are better than fuzzy mammaries, at least you got some.

i don't think i did that well, i'll have to check, got my can kicked on the big drop, buyin more and watching it disappear every two weeks, and then some.

 

[burrocrat]

just checked, tsp.gov annual statements sez:

2010 +12.27%
2009 +20.72%
2008 -37.02%
2007 +4.57%

who needs the vix when you got volatility like that right at home?

i remember getting that 2008 statement in the mail, couldn't even look at it. after that i switched to electronic delivery, why they gotta go sending me mean stuff like that anyways? now i have them blocked as spam and all the bad news just goes away.

 

[tom1tom1]

I agree that the tracker is a fun tool but also reflects the real deal which is what it's all about. "2008" taught taught me a valuable lesson that I won't ever forget. This website with the tracker has been the best thing I've come across for my financial stability in my 30 yrs. of investing.

 

[tsptalk]

This website with the tracker has been the best thing I've come across for my financial stability in my 30 yrs. of investing.

Nice! Thank you.

 

[coolhand]

Oil Rises for Second Day as Middle East Turmoil Spreads to Oman

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-...ruption-to-middle-east-output-may-spread.html

Policy Makers Pledge to Halt Any Inflation From Oil Price Surge

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-...-halt-any-inflation-from-oil-price-surge.html

Five Questions for Bernanke on Capitol Hill: Caroline Baum

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-...capitol-hill-commentary-by-caroline-baum.html

Oil Flows as Rebels Gain

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB100...70100553270590.html?mod=WSJ_hp_LEFTTopStories

Why 2011 May Be the End of the Housing Crash

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB100...497423738.html?mod=WSJ_hpp_MIDDLE_Video_Third

The 10 Best Restaurants In America

http://www.businessinsider.com/the-10-best-restaurants-in-america-2011-2

I had dinner at #6 (Brother's Wedding Reception) a couple years ago. Awesome.

If it comes to a shutdown, the GOP should stick to its principles

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/25/AR2011022502924.html

 

[FAB1]

just checked, tsp.gov annual statements sez:

2010 +12.27%
2009 +20.72%
2008 -37.02%
2007 +4.57%

why they gotta go sending me mean stuff like that anyways? now i have them blocked as spam and all the bad news just goes away.

Are you a Burrocrat or an Ostrich?

 

[burrocrat]

Are you a Burrocrat or an Ostrich?

neither, i'm an optomist.

 

[coolhand]

U.S. Backs Libya Rebels as Qaddafi Says `My People Love Me'

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-...ebels-as-qaddafi-says-my-people-love-me-.html

States Mull Shift in Worker Pensions

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB100...0048864744.html?mod=WSJASIA_hpp_sections_news

A Union Education

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB100...01898769040.html?mod=WSJ_hpp_sections_opinion

 

[coolhand]

Libya Rebels Dig In After Qaddafi Attacks as UN Rebukes Regime

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-...-repelling-attacks-as-un-rebukes-qaddafi.html

Crude Oil Rises a Second Day as Iran Protests Stoke Mideast Supply Concern

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-...ceeds-100-in-new-york-on-supply-concerns.html

CFTC Warned Algorithm Rules `Virtually Impossible' to Enforce

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-...hm-rules-virtually-impossible-to-enforce.html

Former Senator Chris Dodd Is Appointed to Lead Motion Picture Association

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-...inted-to-lead-motion-picture-association.html

Fed Chief Discusses Exit From Stimulus

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB100...03884.html?mod=WSJ_hp_LEFTWhatsNewsCollection

Terrified China Warns Hong Kong Media About Covering The "Jasmine Revolution"

http://www.businessinsider.com/terr...-about-covering-the-jasmine-revolution-2011-3

A Super Quick And Dirty Overview Of The Saudi Economy

http://www.businessinsider.com/saudi-arabian-economy-2011-3

We Can't Wait To Hear How The Ex-Goldman Board Member Charged With Insider Trading Explains These Telephone Calls

http://www.businessinsider.com/rajat-gupta-insider-trading-2011-3

These Insider Trading Charges Are Devastating For Goldman Sachs -- Everyone At The Firm Should Be Shocked And Ashamed

http://www.businessinsider.com/gold...se-than-the-secs-charges-2011-3#ixzz1FRKzPQCg

500 Government Programs And Agencies That Should Be Closed Right Now

http://www.businessinsider.com/gao-government-waste-2011-3#ixzz1FRLBd1VO

The Arrest Of A Shiite Cleric Could Be The Spark That Ignites Saudi Arabia

http://www.businessinsider.com/saudi-arabia-arrest-turmoil-cleric-2011-3#ixzz1FRLPp6sv

Libya's Bankers Exposed: Goldman, JP Morgan And Citi

http://www.zerohedge.com/article/libyas-bankers-exposed-goldman-jp-morgan-and-citi

Two U.S. amphibious assault ships head to Med via Suez

http://af.reuters.com/article/libya.../AfricaLibyaNews+(News+/+Africa+/+Libya+News)

 

[coolhand]

Crude Oil Declines Most in a Week in New York on Libya Peace Plan Report

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-...9-month-high-amid-mideast-unrest-concern.html

China Joins Russia in Signaling Potential Opposition to Libya No-Fly Zone

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-...tential-opposition-to-libyan-no-fly-zone.html

West Cools on No-Fly Zone

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB100...75792439403346.html?mod=WSJ_hp_LEFTTopStories

Ohio Vote Puts Curbs on Unions in Reach

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB100...4.html?mod=WSJ_hp_MIDDLENexttoWhatsNewsSecond

Message to the GOP: Austerity Is Not Enough

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB100...21992116408.html?mod=WSJ_hpp_sections_opinion

Obama's Health Waiver Gambit

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB100...82029693732.html?mod=WSJ_hpp_sections_opinion

Democrats Ready Spending Bill With Few Cuts: Aide

http://www.cnbc.com/id/38646489

An Orgy Of Speculation

http://www.businessinsider.com/an-orgy-of-speculation-2011-3?op=1

Hedge funds and “stock manipulation”: Perpetrators, accomplices or just in the wrong place at the wrong time (again)?

http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/...t-in-the-wrong-place-at-the-wrong-time-again/

Saudi Arabia contagion triggers Gulf rout

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/markets/8358176/Saudi-Arabia-contagion-triggers-Gulf-rout.html#

US obsessed with doing nothing about debt, says hedge guru

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/bus...-says-hedge-guru/story-e6frg8zx-1226014956326

 

[coolhand]

Libya Battle Lines Harden as Obama Says U.S. Will Aid Civilians

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-...tion-offer-prepare-fight-to-oust-qaddafi.html

Crude Oil Heads for Its Third Weekly Gain as Unrest Spreads to Middle East

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-...to-mediate-libya-conflict-from-venezuela.html

Greenspan Says Government ‘Activism’ Hampering U.S. Recovery

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-...nment-activism-is-hampering-u-s-recovery.html

North Korea Blocks Citizens’ Return Over Four Who Want to Stay in South

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-...eturn-all-31-nationals-rescued-from-boat.html

Insider-Trading Probes Send Clients Fleeing Even Without Arrests

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-...ors-scurrying-even-when-no-one-s-charged.html

Fear Stalks the Streets of Gadhafi's Capital

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB100...9376.html?mod=WSJ_hp_MIDDLENexttoWhatsNewsTop

GOP Aims to Tame Benefits Programs

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB100...78910828355914.html?mod=WSJ_hp_LEFTTopStories

Pressure Mounts on Absent Democrats

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB100...6.html?mod=WSJ_hp_MIDDLENexttoWhatsNewsSecond

The Best Undergraduate B-Schools of 2011

http://www.businessweek.com/bschools/content/mar2011/bs2011031_642605.htm

Europe's Rising Rates Could Hurt Euro Zone Weaklings

http://www.cnbc.com/id/41890803

China's 2011 Defense Budget Rises Nearly 13% to $91.5 Billion

http://www.cnbc.com/id/41898717

BILL GATES: States' Ridiculous Budget And Pension Accounting "Would Make Enron Blush"

http://www.businessinsider.com/gates-states-accounting-would-make-enron-blush-2011-3#ixzz1FdMG7wPd

SAUDI ARABIA'S REGIME WILL FALL, Says Analyst

http://www.businessinsider.com/saudi-arabia-protests-2011-3

Fed Balance Sheet Hits New Record At $2.55 Trillion As Bank Reserves Hit $1.3 Trillion All Time High

http://www.zerohedge.com/article/fe...n-bank-reserves-hit-13-trillion-all-time-high

When Even John Taylor Says Bernanke's Interpretation Of The Taylor Rule Is Wrong

http://www.zerohedge.com/article/wh...ys-bernankes-interpretation-taylor-rule-wrong

WORLD'S MOST ADMIRED COMPANIES

http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/mostadmired/2011/full_list/

The Inmates Are Running the Asylum

http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2011/03/02/the_inmates_are_running_the_asylum

 

[nasa1974]

CH, You were busy this morning cutting and pasting.

 

[coolhand]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Abv5vhe4tUs&feature=player_embedded#at=44

 

[crws]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Abv5vhe4tUs&feature=player_embedded#at=44

Coming soon to a town near you....
Religion and politics - two things guaranteed to drive you ©®æZ✌

 

[coolhand]

Bahrain and the Battle Between Iran and Saudi Arabia

http://www.stratfor.com/weekly/20110307-bahrain-and-battle-between-iran-and-saudi-arabia

Oil Declines First Time in Three Days; Goldman Raises Brent Price Forecast

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-...tigroup-sees-fear-premium-in-brent-price.html

Stocks, U.S. Futures Rise as Oil Retreats; Franc Weakens, Greek Bonds Drop

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-...ance-on-inflation-concern-libya-fighting.html

Gadhafi's Circle Debates Regime's End

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB100...85800310247010.html?mod=WSJ_hp_LEFTTopStories

West Shuns Libyan Crude

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB100...86361903201684.html?mod=WSJ_hp_LEFTTopStories

Fixing Pensions Requires Cutting Existing Benefits

http://www.businessinsider.com/fixing-pensions-requires-cutting-existing-benefits-2011-3

Ted Kaufman's Friday Hearing Explains Everything That Is Broken With The US Financial System

http://www.zerohedge.com/article/te...xplains-everything-broken-us-financial-system

Obama's Recycled Energy Misdirection

http://www.forbes.com/2011/03/07/en...-opinions-contributors-robert-bradley-jr.html

GM's painful addiction? New car discounts take hold again

http://money.cnn.com/2011/03/07/autos/gm_discount_pricing_dealers.fortune/index.htm

IMF: Signs of overheating in emerging markets

http://in.reuters.com/article/2011/...ers/INbusinessNews+(News+/+IN+/+Business+News)

 

[coolhand]

Oil Falls a Second Day on OPEC Supply Speculation, Rising U.S. Stockpiles

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-...york-as-opec-discusses-emergency-meeting.html

U.S. Sees Stalemate Emerging in Libya

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB100...2.html?mod=WSJ_hp_MIDDLENexttoWhatsNewsSecond

In Health Law, Rx for Trouble

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB100...60.html?mod=WSJ_hp_MIDDLENexttoWhatsNewsThird

US Official: Pressure Is On Emerging Economies To Change Ways

http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20110308-714210.html?mod=WSJ_latestheadlines

Europe Blinks on Bank Test

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB100...6188343421748716.html?mod=WSJ_Deals_MIDDLETop

Our Man-Made Energy Crisis

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB100...22682563228.html?mod=WSJ_hpp_sections_opinion

What Happens After A "No Fly Zone" Is Instituted Over Libya?

http://www.zerohedge.com/article/what-happens-after-no-fly-zone-instituted-over-libya

Video boosts bid to defund NPR

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0311/50903.html

Michigan workers jam Capitol to protest union plan

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011...NQ20110308?feedType=RSS&feedName=domesticNews

Anger brews over government workers' benefits

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110308/ap_on_re_us/us_benefit_envy

 

[coolhand]

Exclusive: Bill Gross Dumps All Treasuries, Brings Total "Government Related" Holdings To Zero, Flees To Cash - No QE3?

http://www.zerohedge.com/article/ex...s-total-government-related-holdings-zero-flee

 

[Frixxxx]

Exclusive: Bill Gross Dumps All Treasuries, Brings Total "Government Related" Holdings To Zero, Flees To Cash - No QE3?

http://www.zerohedge.com/article/ex...s-total-government-related-holdings-zero-flee

Thanks,

THIS IS HUGE......Can you say bread lines?

 

[RealMoneyIssues]

Thanks,

THIS IS HUGE......Can you say bread lines?

I vaguely remember hearing a hedge fund was returning all outside investments (25% or about $1.7 B) because of concern of a market collapse and being responsible for all of those investors...

Holy Smoke :blink: