Intrepid_Timer's PUBLIC Account Talk

[RealMoneyIssues]

TSP finally updated the share prices.......................

Manipulation >8)

 

[Intrepid_Timer]

My end of year report is now available and can be found here:

http://www.tsptalk.com/intrepid/Intrepid_End_of_Year_Report_2011.html

At the present time, I am offering a 25% discount on yearly subscriptions. The new price is $150 per year instead of $200. These subscriptions are extremely limited as over 75% of the allotted yearly subscriptions to my service have been filled. If the rest get filled before you get a chance to take advantage of this special offer, there are still quite a few monthly subscriptions available as many of the monthly subscribers to my service from last year have switched to a yearly subscription. However, these will also be limited and once all limits are met, I will not be accepting any new subscriptions.

 

[Cattman]

This is well worth the money.

 

[Murphys_Law]

This is well worth the money.

Ditto

 

[Cactus]

My end of year report is now available and can be found here:

http://www.tsptalk.com/intrepid/Intrepid_End_of_Year_Report_2011.html

Quote from End Of Year report:
I am keeping the limit on these annual subscriptions pretty low so as to protect the integrity of my service. Since my signals don't come till around 11:20-11:30am ET, I don't want to risk bogging down the servers at TSP with too many people trying to make IFTs in a short period of time.

IT, do you have a feel for how many people you can handle before it bogs down the servers? There is no need to answer if this is proprietary premium service information. I was just curious given the problem some of us had making last minutes transfers this past autumn. Of course that was all of us, not just the Intrepid Timer followers.

 

[Intrepid_Timer]

IT, do you have a feel for how many people you can handle before it bogs down the servers? There is no need to answer if this is proprietary premium service information. I was just curious given the problem some of us had making last minutes transfers this past autumn. Of course that was all of us, not just the Intrepid Timer followers.

No I don't, but the number is what I would consider to be safe. I have never had a problem entering an IFT and I don't usually get to it until 5-10 minutes before the deadline.

BTW, I don't have "followers", I have "subscribers" to my strategies.

 

[eccougar]

This is well worth the money.

I agree.

 

[Intrepid_Timer]

I don't think it was ever announced, but as of this past weekend, my annual subscription limit has been met. There are still some monthly subscriptions available but these too will be limited. Once the monthly limit is met, I may look at raising the limits later in the year if everything is running smoothly. Just like this time, current monthly subscribers will be given the first option to switch to a yearly subscription.

Thanks!

 

[JTH]

I don't think it was ever announced, but as of this past weekend, my annual subscription limit has been met. There are still some monthly subscriptions available but these too will be limited. Once the monthly limit is met, I may look at raising the limits later in the year if everything is running smoothly. Just like this time, current monthly subscribers will be given the first option to switch to a yearly subscription.

Thanks!

Congrats on meeting your quota on the yearly, does this mean you can now retire from the golf course?

 

[Intrepid_Timer]

Congrats on meeting your quota on the yearly, does this mean you can now retire from the golf course?

The quota wasn't THAT high. I did have to move away from the golf gig though. I sure missed it this past year. $9 an hour to ride around on a mower all day and cut grass while working on my tan, you can't beat THAT! I didn't even mind racking bunkers......

 

[nasa1974]

The quota wasn't THAT high. I did have to move away from the golf gig though. I sure missed it this past year. $9 an hour to ride around on a mower all day and cut grass while working on my tan, you can't beat THAT! I didn't even mind racking bunkers......

How many buckets of stray golf balls do you have? Got to be tough finding them good families!!

 

[Intrepid_Timer]

How many buckets of stray golf balls do you have? Got to be tough finding them good families!!

Got a few. I get some good distance off the tee from the icy mountain I live on also! :cheesy:

 

[Intrepid_Timer]

Just for the record, I don't believe I have ever once bragged about beating someone else's return over the years. I have however boasted about beating the equities markets and "buy and holders" in general.

 

[JTH]

Just for the record, I don't believe I have ever once bragged about beating someone else's return over the years. I have however boasted about beating the equities markets and "buy and holders" in general.

Someone beating you is not the same as someone beating your service, I think you take the latter to heart when it's nothing personal. A premium service is like "the man" it is a target and standard by which we measure our individualistic investing strategies. When I look at your service, it is the same as when I look at the S&P500. These aren't fair comparisons because we are each different, but at the same time we each need to have standards to measure ourselves against, your PS is fair game...

 

[Intrepid_Timer]

Someone beating you is not the same as someone beating your service, I think you take the latter to heart when it's nothing personal. A premium service is like "the man" it is a target and standard by which we measure our individualistic investing strategies. When I look at your service, it is the same as when I look at the S&P500. These aren't fair comparisons because we are each different, but at the same time we each need to have standards to measure ourselves against, your PS is fair game...

Then so are the ones comparing themselves to my service right? Or is that against the rules of civility? There were a lot of people that beat my return last year. A lot of them also subscribe to my service. I think comparing ones return to the general markets is the more civil thing to do personally, but that's just me.

I beat the S&P 500 last year. Of course that also means I beat Birchtree............oops, sorry Birch!! :cheesy:

 

[jpcavin]

Then so are the ones comparing themselves to my service right? Or is that against the rules of civility? There were a lot of people that beat my return last year. A lot of them also subscribe to my service. I think comparing ones return to the general markets is the more civil thing to do personally, but that's just me.

I beat the S&P 500 last year. Of course that also means I beat Birchtree............oops, sorry Birch!! :cheesy:

I believe the Premium Service is supposed to be better than the common individual investor. When the common investor does better than the service, it is commendable. That, however, does not mean that the "premium service" is worthless. I would be proud of myself if I beat any professional service. If you beat the time of your most admired distance runner, you would be proud of yourselg, and rightly so. However, that does not mean that the distance runner is a crappy runner.
Can't we all just get along and be proud of each other's accomplishments?

 

[Intrepid_Timer]

I believe the Premium Service is supposed to be better than the common individual investor. When the common investor does better than the service, it is commendable. That, however, does not mean that the "premium service" is worthless. I would be proud of myself if I beat any professional service. If you beat the time of your most admired distance runner, you would be proud of yourselg, and rightly so. However, that does not mean that the distance runner is a crappy runner.
Can't we all just get along and be proud of each other's accomplishments?

I'm pretty proud of ALL my returns, but I also know I should have done better last year even though I handily beat all the markets in general. This is why I lowered my annual subscription cost.

Please don't take my comments as "not getting along" with someone. I'm proud of every one here that was able to outperform a buy and hold strategy last year.

 

[jpcavin]

I'm pretty proud of ALL my returns, but I also know I should have done better last year even though I handily beat all the markets in general. This is why I lowered my annual subscription cost.

Please don't take my comments as "not getting along" with someone. I'm proud of every one here that was able to outperform a buy and hold strategy last year.

UPTREND did well in 2011. Give him credit for that instead of knocking him down for not doing better in 2010!

 

[SteelSaving]

I can understand IT's issue here and he is just as right to point out his long term results in response to someone pointing out their shorter term results.
Yes, be happy that you beat a premium service, but be ready for the premium service to point out that in the long run, it has been consistently good.

Either way, what's been said has been said, so let's all move on and make money, lots and lots of money.

 

[jpcavin]

I can understand IT's issue here and he is just as right to point out his long term results in response to someone pointing out their shorter term results.
Yes, be happy that you beat a premium service, but be ready for the premium service to point out that in the long run, it has been consistently good.

Either way, what's been said has been said, so let's all move on and make money, lots and lots of money.

I am aware of IT's long term results. But a good service speaks for itself. No need to belittle someone else's accomplishement to proclaim it's greatness. Moving on....