Tech,
Yet again you have made a statement which shows why you’re a putz.
Here is something I said back on the 15th.
Which is exactly how I am playing this out. Your predictions are obvious, and do not demonstrate the least bit of insight, nor are they helpful (to me and the majority of people who come to this site for views on how and when to market time and when to hold). We all know the market is going to drop from time to time, just as in the end it will always go up. Demonstrate some level of intelligence here and acknowledge that everyone on this board (including you) is entitled to their strategy and opinions. Doesn’t make them wrong or right. Look at like this, everyone’s strategy is going to vary depending on the risk they are willing to take and what their objectives are (which is usually a function of how close to retirement they are). I set my objectives against the market – I really don’t give a hoot if I am at the top or not – because I am successful (by my own measure) – by the end of today I will be pretty darn close to beating every fund. I would be happy to just be close to the top performing fund each year.
People come to this site, identify members that have similar strategies and have a history of being successful. They take that info, evaluate it, and make their own decisions. No one here or out there wants to be dictated too or blasted for trying to learn how to improve their position in life.
What makes you unique from every other person on this board is that you think you are right, and that if someone disagrees with you, they are wrong. You are the only person that consistently is insulting and demeaning. I don’t think you realize that YOU start this crap. Your ego is such a house of cards, that you can’t accept the least bit of dissenting viewpoint and you take it personally. This is the reason you repeatedly find yourself in these engagements.
I’ll say this again, what is your strategy? What are your goals? How do you measure success? If you can’t answer these questions, then why on god’s green earth, should anybody listen to what you have to say?
Quick summary: you are pointless, most people have clear discernable strategies, especially Birch and MM. Their goals are obvious and people have the right to listen to them as they feel is appropriate for their own position. You do not have the right to blast me, them, fundsurfer, or any other person on this site. Quit the BS.