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actually comparing real returns to nominal returns it looks like higher rates , once adjusted for inflation didn't help much . once adjusted for inflation recoveries took a whole lot longer then just looking at nominal returns .
2000 took 13 years to recover once inflation adjusted
you can see here , once adjusted for inflation higher rates really did not help as much as we think and recoveries still took a whole lot longer than we think when we look at just nominal returns .
Pulled the trigger on 500 shares of my TYL position today at $223. It had just grown to be too much of a percentage of my Roth IRA. Kept 500 as I still like their growth story, but it was past time to diversify.
damn....how much you got in your Roth IRA?
I've been maxing out for several years and only have 40k in there.
Got lucky on two stock purchases: Amazon and Apple. Bought Amazon about five years ago and so far have quadrupled my investment, and bought Apple about six years ago and now have tripled my investment. I bought them both on the principle of buying into an organization whose business model I thought was solid. I regret not having put more money into them, but I am not complaining.
Back in the eighties I participated in a corporate visit to Microsoft (at the time there were only three buildings at the Redmond site). I came back and told my wife these people were really on to something so I rearranged my savings and was able to invest slightly over 10K. Obviously it was a great performer and too bad I could not get more.
Back in the eighties I participated in a corporate visit to Microsoft (at the time there were only three buildings at the Redmond site). I came back and told my wife these people were really on to something so I rearranged my savings and was able to invest slightly over 10K. Obviously it was a great performer and too bad I could not get more.
damn....how much you got in your Roth IRA?
I've been maxing out for several years and only have 40k in there.
Yeah, when I was lucky enough to have one position turn $7k into $220k+, it has really pumped up the Roth. Smartest thing I ever did was to let the position run. But it is time to diversify; will probably sell the last 500 if the price gets up toward $250.
About 3.5 million. Unfortunately I sold at about 800,000.
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