Greetings

**Nordic** · 10-24-2009, 09:46 PM

Hi everyone, I've actually been a daily lurker since 2004 but didn't really discover the MB until earlier this year...so many links, so little time (you know how it is). I've also been watching the tracker and look forward to being on there as soon as I'm eligible (so far I'm sitting at 18% for the year).

I've been a Fed since 2001 and was fortunate enough to accumulate shares in CSI right from the start. By the spring of 2004 I was shocked at how much my account had increased and decided right then that I needed to find strategies on how to manage my account. My first search result was TSPTalk, and I've been a daily reader ever since.

I look forward to learning and contributing to the MB.

Nordic

**alevin** · 10-24-2009, 11:02 PM

Welcome, Nordic! Birchie better watch out or you'll run over him in Tracker.

**Nordic** · 10-24-2009, 11:21 PM

Thanks alevin, glad to be here. Birchtree is something, isn't he? I'd be happy just cracking the top 50 this year, that will probably depend on how we time the upcoming correction. I love BT's bullishness, I was a permabull buy and holder myself, until last year's disaster

Now, I grumble giving up just 2-3%.

**James48843** · 10-25-2009, 05:01 AM

Welcome Aboard Nordic.

Spartans, or Wolverines?

Just curious.

**Nordic** · 10-25-2009, 05:31 AM

Originally Posted by James48843

Welcome Aboard Nordic.

Spartans, or Wolverines?

Just curious.

Thanks James, Gophers actually...live and work in Michigan, but from Minnesota originally. Yourself?

**nnuut** · 10-25-2009, 01:48 PM

Welcome to the Message Board Nordic, happy to have you as a Member. The more Members the More imput the better off we are.
Best of luck,

Norman

**James48843** · 10-25-2009, 03:26 PM

Originally Posted by Nordic

Thanks James, Gophers actually...live and work in Michigan, but from Minnesota originally. Yourself?

Got one brother and one sister who are Spartans.

One sister, and my wife, are Wolverines.

So, at the thanksgiving table, I always plead the 5th and ask them to pass the gravy. :-)

**Nordic** · 10-25-2009, 03:37 PM

All three teams took it on the chin yesterday, MSU's was a heartbreaker on the last play...might result in punkin pie in the face at the table

**tsptalk** · 10-26-2009, 08:07 PM

Hi Nordic! Glad you found us - 5 years ago.

Thanks for jumping in. Welcome!

**Steadygain** · 10-26-2009, 08:28 PM

Originally Posted by Nordic

Thanks alevin, glad to be here. Birchtree is something, isn't he? I'd be happy just cracking the top 50 this year, that will probably depend on how we time the upcoming correction. I love BT's bullishness, I was a permabull buy and holder myself, until last year's disaster

Now, I grumble giving up just 2-3%.

You sound like an ideal fit for this place !!

Thanks for brightening my mood - by making me realize how others out there are a lot like 'us'. Sounds like we have a lot in common.

Welcome my friend -- and I'm trilled ya joined us.