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there are 401k plans out there that offer a "brokerage option" in addition to the core list of mutual funds... often, they'll incorporate a Fidelity or Schwab for the fund choices, and add on an Ameritrade (or other on-line firm) for the brokerage. Most plans that offer the brokerage option are...

Since Bill Gross and his crew say the Fed will pause, i'm gonna have to say pause as well! Buy some gold.

the only way I see 50 bps happening is if this is the end of the rate hikes... (the last 3 have ended with a 50 basis point move if i'm not mistaken)... if 50 happens, as soon as it hit the wires, I think the market takes off to the upside... my guess is they raise by the expected 25 and keep...

thanks- In both instances we saw a 30% drawdown for the nasdaq.... i suppose somehow though, it's still not really a bid deal!

smitty, are those the only 2 examples you were able to find? I took a look at the bloodbath throughout 2000 and it looks like the most consecutive down days for the ndq was 7... thx.

I'd be interested to know how many times the Nasdaq has been down 8 consecutive days over the past 25 years... looking at the 1987 data, I don't show that we hit 8 days even then (in fact, I show the most consecutive down days as 5)... leading into the crash, we had 5 days lower, followed by an...

May 22, 2006 "HONG KONG (MarketWatch) - India's benchmark Sensex dropped more than 10% in the first two hours of trading -- prompting officials to issue statements reassuring investors -- before recouping to end the day with a 4.2% loss. Trading was suspended for an hour at noon after the...

The link below provides a nice visual of the comparisons... the move in silver is outlined on page 2. http://stockcharts.com/def/servlet/Favorites.CServlet?obj=ID1544663