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Title: Holy Market Meltdown Batman
Post by: WSS2 on Oct 03, 2011, 03:13 PM
In the words of Samuel L. Jackson in Jurassic Park:

"Hold on to ya' butts"
Title: Re: Holy Market Meltdown Batman
Post by: YouAre_GivenToFly on Oct 03, 2011, 04:52 PM
Good thing I don't have any money to invest, anyway!
Title: Re: Holy Market Meltdown Batman
Post by: WSS2 on Oct 03, 2011, 05:08 PM
Scary, scary news...posted here before...if anyone here reads this and is thinking about investing.  WAIT, unless you can take 5-10 years horizon and are willing / have to cojones to stomach severe volatility in the short-term...Look at Bank of America and Citigroup stock...feeling A LOT like 2008
Title: Re: Holy Market Meltdown Batman
Post by: YouAre_GivenToFly on Oct 03, 2011, 10:37 PM
The company I work for had an IPO about a year ago... very glad I didn't invest the little I had back then, since its trading about $3 lower than the IPO. I'm putting all my money in savings for right now... sure its only making 1%, but its not losing any!
Title: Re: Holy Market Meltdown Batman
Post by: BH on Oct 04, 2011, 03:34 PM
Quote from: YouAre_GivenToFly on Oct 03, 2011, 10:37 PM
The company I work for had an IPO about a year ago... very glad I didn't invest the little I had back then, since its trading about $3 lower than the IPO. I'm putting all my money in savings for right now... sure its only making 1%, but its not losing any!

Wow, your getting 1%!   I need to move my savings account!   
Title: Re: Holy Market Meltdown Batman
Post by: WSS2 on Oct 04, 2011, 03:36 PM
haha yeah I'd check that...you're probably earnings more like 0.1% in your account...sadly not kidding there either

For reference, the 5 year U.S. Treasury is yielding less than 1% ... i.e. give then government 100 bucks, you'll get 105ish back....in 5 years
Title: Re: Holy Market Meltdown Batman
Post by: YouAre_GivenToFly on Oct 04, 2011, 09:18 PM
Yep I've got an ING savings account @ 1%.... when I opened it back in 2005 or so it was 4 or 5%.... those were the days.
Title: Re: Holy Market Meltdown Batman
Post by: WSS2 on Oct 05, 2011, 08:14 AM
haha man...ING does have great CD / savings rates....yes, crazy to think earning 1% in your savings account is "killing it"