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[Oldmoparguy1]

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My reits are up about 1% today. Happy happy happy...

Yup. My reits seem to move in opposition to the DOW. Over all my Reits are down more the 1% , but the divs are substantial. More the 2K a month. I only need 4 months of divs to make my RMD's. I sold 2 of my long term hold stocks, PB and VZ. Both paid over 5%. serious mistake. That was a couple of years ago. Oh well. Live and learn. More talking heads are expecting a correction this year. I don't see it in the VIX. I was on my back with a virus attacking the nerves in my legs and missed the run up. I'm watching it now though .

 

[ArrestMeRedZ]

I inherited a MREIT called TWO. Sold it a few months ago when it went through gyrations spinning off another stock. Now it's paying around 12% per annum dividends.
Something doesn't seem right. The dividend is just too high in today's market. It's a free lunch, and all us engineers know there are no free lunches. Any wise investors out there that can identify the downside that must be there?

 

[daves66nova]

I have 7K that I want to invest. Probably won't need to ouch it for about 8 years. Where can I put it in? It's the kids' money. Also, I keep hearing that Fisher Investments is a good manager.True?

 

[Mr Nice]

4 shares of AMZN. No joke.

 

[oilpsi2high]

Originally Posted By: daves66nova
I have 7K that I want to invest. Probably won't need to ouch it for about 8 years. Where can I put it in? It's the kids' money. Also, I keep hearing that Fisher Investments is a good manager.True?


What do you want to use the money for in 8 years?

 

[dishdude]

Market is overvalued right now, I'd keep my cash liquid and wait for a correction.

 

[linkbelt]

Originally Posted By: dishdude
Market is overvalued right now, I'd keep my cash liquid and wait for a correction.


Well, how much longer do you think I am going have to wait?

 

[daves66nova]

Originally Posted By: oilpsi2high
Originally Posted By: daves66nova
I have 7K that I want to invest. Probably won't need to ouch it for about 8 years. Where can I put it in? It's the kids' money. Also, I keep hearing that Fisher Investments is a good manager.True?


What do you want to use the money for in 8 years?
Not exactly sure, but that's when the kids are outta high school.

 

[Mr Nice]

Originally Posted By: linkbelt
Originally Posted By: dishdude
Market is overvalued right now, I'd keep my cash liquid and wait for a correction.


Well, how much longer do you think I am going have to wait?


People on TV have been saying that for the last 3-5 years And people on the sidelines missed out on big gains. Your cash is collecting dust.

Maybe keep 50% cash.... 50% in a total market ETF like Vanguard VTI ?

Is this $7000 will be for their education (529 plan) ?

 

[Drew99GT]

Originally Posted By: dishdude
Market is overvalued right now, I'd keep my cash liquid and wait for a correction.


We just had a correction and the market has stabilized and will likely make new highs before the end of the year. The Russel 2000 has already broken out, which is a major bullish sign.

In 8 years, the market WILL go through several more "corrections" and likely a bear market; trying to time them correctly is a fools errand.

 

[Mr Nice]

People like Peter Schiff always talking about a market crash and to be all cash on the sidelines...

In the meant time these people regret being out of the market.

 

[Vuflanovsky]

Yeah, the permabears and the "Physical gold IRAs" are a lot of noise for the most part.

With some of the changes in the dynamics of the market, I would be concerned that if I was waiting for a large correction, I'd now have a greater chance of waiting for a falling knife if that actually DID happen. I think the market will probably end UP at year end but in the lower single digits versus the cycle from 2009 forward. I hope that's not the case.

 

[Warlord]

This bear market could continue for years yet. No sense sitting out all the gains along the way. My personal plan is to continue my monthly investments and when there is a crash I’ll aggressively save money in day to day life and increase my investments.

 

[cjcride]

You meant bull market I gather?

 

[dishdude]

I'll be right, you wait!

 

[Warlord]

Originally Posted By: cjcride
You meant bull market I gather?


Yes indeed. My mistake.

 

[PR1955]

Even a broken clock is right twice a day..

 

[Warstud]

Just got a Buy signal to Short oil >>>>>

Ticker SCO is -2x Crude Oil Subindex.

Ticker DDG is -1x Crude Oil Subindex.

 

[Mr Nice]

Nice to see AMZN up almost 47% so far this year.

AWS is a big growth business for them.

Waiting for quarterly earnings results...

 

[dishdude]

Originally Posted By: Mr Nice
Nice to see AMZN up almost 47% so far this year.

AWS is a big growth business for them.

Waiting for quarterly earnings results...


I'd be careful, there is someone high in the government doing their best to try and destroy AMZN.