12
Jun
2008
Say what you want about Robert Kiyosaki, the author of Rich Dad, Poor Dad, but he’s a smart man. I could help but laugh when I read this line from an interview with The Street.com (emphasis mine):
“I haven’t been this bullish in years,” says Kiyosaki. “What a buying opportunity. … The stock market goes [...]
11
Jun
2008
Grading My Portfolio Risk
Posted by Tom as 401K
Reader sc suggested I check out the American Association of Individual Investors and poke through their portfolio scans and risk analysis. In the end I signed up as a member of AAII and Riskgrades to help analyze my portfolio risk for my 401k and IRA holdings.
Overall I really like Riskgrades! My initial analysis [...]
09
Jun
2008
I left work late on Friday because I got distracted running Monte Carlo simulations on our 401k accounts. I’m on a quest to refine my retirement plan of achieving Financial Critical Mass, something I heard about from Bob Brinker many years ago.
Financial Critical Mass is defined as the capital you need in your retirement [...]
06
Jun
2008
Oil at $139? DOW down 300 Points? Screw That! Today Was A BUY!
Posted by Tom as Economy, Neural Nets, Stocks, Trends
My market timing model was in full swing today and it flashed a BUY. Today was a lot of carnage and I suspect that we could go even lower from here. I hope everyone has their stops in place, :).
Normally I wouldn’t move any money in the market until the low at 1276 [...]
05
Mar
2008
Yesterday I got a great email from Digital Dude who asked me why I didn’t use a stop when I went long Citigroup @ $42/share and does buying more, now, make it right? I responded by saying that my strategy for long term is different than my short term one. Soon after I posted my [...]
