For the record, that's self-inflicted, right? Not the fault of I_T's service which is way on the positive side.
Just clearing that up in case anyone thought you were saying that you were down because you were following the service.
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For the record, that's self-inflicted, right? Not the fault of I_T's service which is way on the positive side.
Just clearing that up in case anyone thought you were saying that you were down because you were following the service.
rktect1
Member
Of Course. All self inflicted.:nuts:
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Intrepid_Timer
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Shhhhhh, you'll let amoeba know how I'm doing this month!! :cheesy:
Valkyrie
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same here, although a little pricing for my taste, but results look good. Will u be having a Christmas discount sale? :cheesy:
love-to-bike
Member
If you think the service is a little pricey, I'd suggest you look at your YTD (or MTD) returns compared to IT. What's that in real dollars? If the IT service makes you a nickel more than the cost of the service, you be best off going for it, if for nothing else for the peace of mind knowing that your going with someone is (to put it mildly) is often more right than wrong. How about you? Is the difference between your track record and what IT has done worth a couple of hundred bills?
I already did; the differential is about $40,000 this year for me. My remaining question is whether I have to wait till January 1 to purchase an annual subscription or if I can do it for a year beginning October or November 1? Everyone who is making money this September 2015 is truly a magician, squeezing blood out of a dry stone. Some of the more reliable signals if there really are any (e.g., ^VIX inflections) aren't holding up anymore.
Intrepid_Timer
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You can buy an annual subscription any time you want, to include any day you want. It is a 12-month subscription and will terminate 12 months after one signs up.
BTW, for all those that think $20 a month is too much, I believe a very good price for what I do outside of TSP would be 10% of what I earn. That would still be very cheap because all other fund managers also charge a commission on what you invest, not just what they earn. One doesn't have to worry about me running off with their savings either............
If anyone would prefer to pay me 10% of what I earn them on their TSP balance instead of $20 a month, I'll gladly accept.........................
FAB1
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Amoeba can read, cant he?
FAB1
Well-known member
I was susbscriber once, the price is right - I just couldn't help myself - I diverted from the system, often.
Funny. IT wouldn't pay me to make my own decisions so we parted ways
rktect1
Member
I was susbscriber once, the price is right - I just couldn't help myself - I diverted from the system, often.
Funny. IT wouldn't pay me to make my own decisions so we parted ways
It is well worth the price. And I also do not strictly follow IT's system. Actually, I don't think I follow any system but spend time flip flopping from one to another to randomly making my own moves. So far, I am still doing alright this year although, had I stuck to IT's system I would have another 3.5%. Last year every move I made was a bust, so I tightened things up some.
rktect1
Member
$20 per month.
Intrepid_Timer
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Valkyrie
Well-known member
a little nasty there aren't u?
I subscribe to a few financial news letters run by former high level financial fund managers for example and they are $50-100/yr.
I know nothing about IT, I presume he/her is a full time government employee and never worked in the financial investment world.
so yes a little pricey compared to other professionals.
userque
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I believe IT is physically male. But, may I suggest using "s/he" (or "she/he") rather than "he/her" in the future?
That is all.EDIT: ...for grammatical reasons only.
Intrepid_Timer
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And here I though market timing prowess should be determined by one's track record and not one by what one "use" to do. Silly me. I assume these newsletter guys you speak of are "former" high level financial fund managers for a reason? As far as me, well I'm a "former" government employee (and military) who quit a cushy government job in order to do this market timing thing full time. Who is stupid enough to do that you ask? ME, because I developed a timing system over a 6+ year period that actually works, consistently. 6 years is probably longer than than those "newsletter" guys went to college to learn what they do/did from someone who probably wasn't able to do it themselves. Traders trade, those that can't, teach. So we have former fund managers who are obviously on the downside of their careers writing newsletters versus a guy who quit a nice job to time the markets full time and has a very good track record (proof) that charges more money. Hmmmmm, tough choice.
BTW, I post results for my subscribers all the time of "current" high level financial fund managers who I'm sure charge A LOT more than I do so that they can see how we compare to the best. I don't think any of them are planning on quitting my service any time soon............just saying. :cheesy:
What exactly is the definition of professional anyway? This is what Wikipedia says "A professional is a member of a profession or any person who earns their living from a specified activity.", Hmm, I guess that makes me a professional too.
k0nkuzh0n
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At least for engineering, you have to pass a test; a test that is largely based on ethics.What exactly is the definition of professional anyway? This is what Wikipedia says "A professional is a member of a profession or any person who earns their living from a specified activity.", Hmm, I guess that makes me a professional too.
Which actually is a pretty significant difference between IT and a 'professional'. Not being a registered investment adviser means IT doesn't have a piece of paper that says he accepts responsibility to act ethically in his 'job'.
For someone you don't really know personally, most of the time, that is a pretty big deal.
But I'm not personally concerned as I believe IT to be ethical, and he is trading his own money with the same exact signals. And I don't think it takes much more than a couple months to realize that IT cares about the integrity of the information he provides and that his followers make responsible decisions (like deviating from the system).
... If anything, IT is one of the biggest ethics-police on this message board :laugh:
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