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Old 08-10-2015, 10:08 AM
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Nope........too busy watching the rise of CPST
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Old 08-10-2015, 01:27 PM
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Nope........too busy watching the rise of CPST
when that thing hits 1.25 im gonna buy the house next to you and turn it into a air-B&B
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Old 08-10-2015, 04:10 PM
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Gentlemen,

I'd like to start by thanking everyone who's contributed to this thread. I found a link to it on another forum a while back, and it's been a great resource, and motivator for me. I appreciate even the people who seem very knowledgeable keeping it at the beginners level for those of us that aren't. I'm also very surprised at how open people have been using themselves as examples for the rest of us. Again, thank you.

My father made great efforts to get me to invest, and I did open an IRA when I was 20, but I never really understood much about it. He always spoke at levels far beyond my comprehension and lost me.

I'm currently 41 and retired from the Army. I'm already realizing some mistakes I've made (besides not investing), but my one saving grace is that I live below my means. For years I comforted myself that I was saving for a house and didn't want the money tied up. I bought a house about 1 1/2 years ago and kept saving in a bank account making a whopping .5% or so.

Since reading this thread I've picked up:

Altria Group (MO)
ATT (T)
Southern Company (SO)
and Royal Dutch Shell (RDS.B)

I plan to try and add a bit more diversity in my next purchases, but I overshot on the first few, so I won't be at 5% in each for a while.

I'm on several car forums, but I never thought I'd join one due to an investing thread. I've made it through about 200 pages here so far.

Thanks again to everyone and I look forward to continued learning!
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Old 08-10-2015, 11:19 PM
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WELCOME!!! You'll find a bunch of the info repeated --- but just keep hacking away at it -- because sometimes repetition finally makes some sense after reading "other" stuff -- and then all of a sudden it's a BINGO!

That .5 interest rate is why this thread has been helpful to many -- if for no other reason than to help them make some kind of return in this crazy world.






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Gentlemen,

I'd like to start by thanking everyone who's contributed to this thread. I found a link to it on another forum a while back, and it's been a great resource, and motivator for me. I appreciate even the people who seem very knowledgeable keeping it at the beginners level for those of us that aren't. I'm also very surprised at how open people have been using themselves as examples for the rest of us. Again, thank you.

My father made great efforts to get me to invest, and I did open an IRA when I was 20, but I never really understood much about it. He always spoke at levels far beyond my comprehension and lost me.

I'm currently 41 and retired from the Army. I'm already realizing some mistakes I've made (besides not investing), but my one saving grace is that I live below my means. For years I comforted myself that I was saving for a house and didn't want the money tied up. I bought a house about 1 1/2 years ago and kept saving in a bank account making a whopping .5% or so.

Since reading this thread I've picked up:

Altria Group (MO)
ATT (T)
Southern Company (SO)
and Royal Dutch Shell (RDS.B)

I plan to try and add a bit more diversity in my next purchases, but I overshot on the first few, so I won't be at 5% in each for a while.

I'm on several car forums, but I never thought I'd join one due to an investing thread. I've made it through about 200 pages here so far.

Thanks again to everyone and I look forward to continued learning!
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Old 08-11-2015, 07:52 AM
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CPST was up 12% yesterday. A few more days like that and I will be out of the hole.
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Old 08-11-2015, 09:36 AM
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I'm watching it!
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Old 08-11-2015, 09:48 AM
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I'm watching it!
Shortly after his comment (jinx) it opens up +5% and slides to -2.5%.

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Old 08-11-2015, 12:27 PM
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Shortly after his comment (jinx) it opens up +5% and slides to -2.5%.

cuz I bought a 1000 shares based on Charlies advice.
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Old 08-11-2015, 02:46 PM
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You can all go broke with me...
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Old 08-11-2015, 03:04 PM
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You can all go broke with me...
you guys can put up tents in his yard, plenty of room right?
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