Thread: burrocrat's Account Talk

happy labor day everyone. i got to thinking about labor, of all things, and what causes it. now i've only seen labor once, and it didn't look all that easy, but i'm a dad so you love 'em no matter what. then i got to thinking about this market that just won't go down, it keeps bouncing back, like rubber. which, coincidentally, got me thinking about, well condoms, i'm sure there's a connection in there somewhere. did you know they have all kinds of reviews and charts and techniques for figuring out which one to choose? but no matter how you do it, it all comes down to just 3 choices: snugger, standard, or magnum. now i never thought about it before, but maybe improper fit is what causes labor? it's odd how life comes and goes in circles.

alevin/mouse, 5, 0.40%, g, snugger.
amoeba/hare, 5, 1.70%, g, snugger.
birchtree/elephant, 5, 4.48%, mix, magnum.
bmnevue/penguin, 3, 10.26%, g, snugger.
boghie/lion, 3, 5.22%, mix, standard.
burrocrat/donkey, 1, 5.98%, g, snugger.
fwm/racoon, 10, (-5.79%), s, magnum.
jonfresno/kangarooo, 10, 3.09%, s, magnum.
jpcavin/cougar, 5, 7.01%, mix, standard.
jth/wolf, 10, 8.87%, s, magnum.
mrbowl/owl, 7, 2.76% mix, magnum.
pessoptimist/squirrel, 5, 6.32%, mix, standard.
whipsaw/hawk, 1, 2.74%, g, snugger.

el vira = 70-65 = 5/65 = 8%.

so lots of folks went from 'who, l'il ole me?' to 'balls out'. that should be a positive signal right? slow down, not so fast, there is a contrarion play here. this market just keeps bouncing back, but be careful out there kids, sometimes rubber break.

Going to try to do the risk thang today or tomorrow. It's kinda a mess to do. Kinda manual.

Originally Posted by Boghie

Going to try to do the risk thang today or tomorrow. It's kinda a mess to do. Kinda manual.

please do. the last one you did showed i had similar returns to buy and hold c fund but with less risk. that is a critical piece of the puzzle. thanks in advance cuz.

this investing stuff would be a whole lot easier if only i knew all about just one thing, wouldn't that be something?

Denizens of the Ark...

There has been much movement...

ArkAnalysis_20140829.jpg

The beasts with the little arrow (->) have changed their allocation since 2014/08/01. JonFresno thinks he looks good in a thong - some of us disagree. But then, if he is a she (who knows on the web) then perhaps more of us will agree. Is there something about this thread that confuses people. I forget...

Those beasts in bright red are taking on more risk than normal. Now, for 'burka on - burka off' JTH it reflects his swinging lifestyle. Right now he is partying. Next week he will be downing. The racoon seems to be chasing. Hopefully it ain't a big Venezuelan diesel truck - but then again we have all chased those before. Who knows, it might be delivering toilet paper to some government store. Time to stand in line.

I actually marked the elephant as cooler than normal. I think he pulled that risk factor out of the 'Abby Normal' jar - but it seems to work for him.

The owl flew home and donned a nice pair of board shorts. No more speedos for him - at least for a little while. There are children present I like his current style. That is why I am wearing board shorts too. Gotta do a live draft in Fantasy Football today with a bunch of current and former Marines. They tend to frown on the ole' banana hammock. When I wear a speedo it is a very small one - go bold or don't go. If things hold up and maybe get better I'll start hiking things up. The cops always seem to catch me if I try to time the tanning!!!

Now, Burro, how are you ever going to get rid of your tan lines. You spend lots of time in a burka then fly off to Brazil and cavort with the thong donning chickadees for a short time and fly back. Strange lifestyle. Swinger.

not a swinger, just a baller.

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ryDOy3AosBw#

boghie, i always appreciate your analysis, those are numbers i can understand and see the relationship between and compare among different arkers/investment styles.

i find it a little disturbing that somewhat risky but calm and balanced buy-and-hold stratgeries beat the market timers over years. i don't like that at all.

because i'm gonna outtrade and beat this dam rigged game, i just know it!

Originally Posted by burrocrat

boghie, i always appreciate your analysis, those are numbers i can understand and see the relationship between and compare among different arkers/investment styles.

i find it a little disturbing that somewhat risky but calm and balanced buy-and-hold stratgeries beat the market timers over years. i don't like that at all.

because i'm gonna outtrade and beat this dam rigged game, i just know it!

The numbers will mean more as time goes on.

I have under-performed my 'marker' (maybe 2030, eh) the last two years. You and JTH are doing quite well... JPCavin hasn't been in the game long enough - what will she do in a major downturn. But, she is making her buffer as I type. Time will tell...

Originally Posted by burrocrat

happy labor day everyone. i got to thinking about labor, of all things, and what causes it. now i've only seen labor once, and it didn't look all that easy, but i'm a dad so you love 'em no matter what. then i got to thinking about this market that just won't go down, it keeps bouncing back, like rubber. which, coincidentally, got me thinking about, well condoms, i'm sure there's a connection in there somewhere. did you know they have all kinds of reviews and charts and techniques for figuring out which one to choose? but no matter how you do it, it all comes down to just 3 choices: snugger, standard, or magnum. now i never thought about it before, but maybe improper fit is what causes labor? it's odd how life comes and goes in circles.

alevin/mouse, 5, 0.40%, g, snugger.
amoeba/hare, 5, 1.70%, g, snugger.
birchtree/elephant, 5, 4.48%, mix, magnum.
bmnevue/penguin, 3, 10.26%, g, snugger.
boghie/lion, 3, 5.22%, mix, standard.
burrocrat/donkey, 1, 5.98%, g, snugger.
fwm/racoon, 10, (-5.79%), s, magnum.
jonfresno/kangarooo, 10, 3.09%, s, magnum.
jpcavin/cougar, 5, 7.01%, mix, standard.
jth/wolf, 10, 8.87%, s, magnum.
mrbowl/owl, 7, 2.76% mix, magnum.
pessoptimist/squirrel, 5, 6.32%, mix, standard.
whipsaw/hawk, 1, 2.74%, g, snugger.

el vira = 70-65 = 5/65 = 8%.

so lots of folks went from 'who, l'il ole me?' to 'balls out'. that should be a positive signal right? slow down, not so fast, there is a contrarion play here. this market just keeps bouncing back, but be careful out there kids, sometimes rubber break.

I don't even understand the comparison to condoms.

Originally Posted by jkenjohnson

I don't even understand the comparison to condoms.

some days you put it to the market, and some days the market sticks it to you.

Its been up for well more than 4 hours, should someone call a doctor?