RealMoneyIssues' Account Talk

**RealMoneyIssues** · 09-28-2011, 05:00 PM

Originally Posted by jkenjohnson

TZA is up $10/share in my Roth. I thought you were holding some TZA?

Yes, I am in TZA, but apparently you bought in on a TZA low. Me, I bought in much higher... still way underwater, so I am just hoping to get back to a break even number, but the Bears have no cojones and can't get this done and over with. I think the Bulls are trying to hold break even to up just to make the EOQ look better (window dressing). With that said, I am stuck in that TZA position until either the Bears do what I think they will, or the Bulls finally get off their honches... Just in a waiting pattern...

**RealMoneyIssues** · 10-04-2011, 02:03 AM

Wow, just saw the share prices... S-Fund is back to levels not seen since the 1 Sep 2010... ouch

I am in cash now after closing all my TZA holdings, Friday for a gain of 3.23% (wish I had held out) and the last of it today, for an 11.6% gain (small positions) in my IRA; and a 9.6% gain in my brokerage account. I am still down 15% and 26% respectively for the year, but I hope to change that over the next 3 months in small, bite sized, and manageable pieces...

It's crazy out there everyone, be careful.

**Appatite** · 10-12-2011, 12:31 PM

RMI, Why does your IFT history show that you are 100% S but the autotracker shows you 100% F when your last move was on 09/07/11?

**MaStA** · 10-12-2011, 12:45 PM

Originally Posted by Appatite

RMI, Why does your IFT history show that you are 100% S but the autotracker shows you 100% F when your last move was on 09/07/11?

And his signature says he is in the G fund lol.

**RealMoneyIssues** · 10-12-2011, 01:05 PM

Originally Posted by Appatite

RMI, Why does your IFT history show that you are 100% S but the autotracker shows you 100% F when your last move was on 09/07/11?

Psst, don't tell anyone

Originally Posted by MaStA

And his signature says he is in the G fund lol.

Yeah, haven't updated my signature yet... scared to put the %%% up as I am short in a highly inflated market...

**RealMoneyIssues** · 10-14-2011, 08:43 PM

Well, simply put I was a pig and got slaughtered... I am going to take a break from all of this and focus on something else. I cannot seem to catch a break as I was finally catching up on my August losses. Now I am back to where I was and all the good trades over the last 5 weeks have now been reversed.

I thought I had it figured out, but the market (or the PPT, Big Ben, or whoever) had other ideas...

Have a great month, I need to find something better to do with my time other than lose money.

Out

**Birchtree** · 10-14-2011, 08:47 PM

Honestly, a little pain is always healthy - you should hang tough and keep trying to develpe your discipline.

**RealMoneyIssues** · 10-17-2011, 05:36 PM

Originally Posted by FireWeatherMet

This has been addressed before...and I don't want to pollute ITs
How about our system is worse than other countries and needs to be improved.
Plus I don't think other countries are accepting tens of millions of US economic refugees right now..so much for your "then move" advice.

Ok, so answer me this... why do so many people come here from other countries? Is it for the free college education?

**FireWeatherMet** · 10-17-2011, 05:45 PM

Originally Posted by RealMoneyIssues

Ok, so answer me this... why do so many people come here from other countries? Is it for the free college education?

RM that answer is easy...it's all about the money.

From 3rd world countries?
Many come because making 8 bucks an hr here is the same as 40-400 bucks an hr in Guatemala, Honduras, Thailand, India etc...

How many come here from Germany, France, Sweden? Not too many. Their quality of life is better there.
The exception seems to be doctors and a few other hi-tech specialists . Because they get to double dip.
They know that those US positions here are inflated due to the high university costs, where graduates have 100-200K student debt to pay off.
But they got their education almost for free in Canada or India.
So why work as a doctor in Canada for 110K when you can work in the US for 150-170K.
I personally know 2 such doctors.

**RealMoneyIssues** · 10-17-2011, 05:48 PM

Originally Posted by FireWeatherMet

How many come here from Germany, France, Sweden? Not too many. Their quality of life is better there.

So why are they rioting?

**FireWeatherMet** · 10-17-2011, 06:06 PM

Because they dont want to bail out Greece?

I don't know.

**RealMoneyIssues** · 10-17-2011, 06:24 PM

Originally Posted by FireWeatherMet

Because they dont want to bail out Greece?

I don't know.

Sorry, I was just trying to understand the if the QOL was so good in the EU, then why were people rioting?
I understand that it is so bad here that we have the OWS crowd...

Just a stupid hick trying to understand these global problems...