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Lots of people. If you have paid off your mortgage, have no car payments, no credit card debt you can live on that amount. And if you have a wife who also brings in some $$$ that creates an even better scenario. In fact, you can easily save $$$ and not be like the "average" person in the US who...

I have a good friend with a law degree who has been running a rental company for almost 20 years now. He runs credit checks on all applicants. He's looking for those who have poor credit. Some applicants have no credit which isn't the end of the world. If he isn't sure about the "quality" of a...

Hello ... some of the people "selling" are going short (and have been the past few weeks). I'm seeing CD's at 5.25% ... that isn't gonna underperform relative to inflation.

Some of my swing trades are real short in duration anymore which is making it more of a grind. A lot depends on the stock and how much I get "up" early on and then where the overall market is going. If I can build a nice cushion (i.e. profit) I'll allow more leeway before bailing. But if it's a...

Actually Ralph went to work for NITE last fall as head of their new Technical Research group.

But hackers go after IE a lot more since there are more users of it. Firefox continues to gain market share. And Opera is another option that I use occasionally. IE is by far the worst IMO. http://browsehappy.com/why/

I started with $90K back in 1996 with no other sources of income. I've traded retail 100% over the past 10 years. Given that cost of living has risen over the past 10 years I now start a year with $110K or so in my account. I'm a hybrid trader with swing trades making up the majority of my...

Not sure why you're having trouble with Firefox but I'd not touch IE with a 10 foot pole. I haven't used it (IE) for a couple years given the buggy nature of Microsoft products.

If you read his posts you'll see amazing similarity to areyoukidding & hairdresser. I suspect he's back reincarnated as stktrdr. Some people don't know there is a "short" side to the market.

I took a 3 month leave under the FMLA (Family Medical Leave Act). My Dad had some surgery so I used that "reason" for requesting the leave. I then traded those 3 months. At the end of the 3 months I requested another 3 month leave. My Dad had a minor heart attack near the end of the 1st leave...

My fiance bought a 2004 Prius for $21K. She could sell it for $27K today! 28% appreciation in 2 years ... beats a lot of stocks in percentage ROI. Wish I'd bought one ... 50-55 mpg, plenty of leg room (I'm 6'2") and decent acceleration. Gas prices are heading only one way .. higher!

I'd buy a Prius and invest the remaining $25K.

Geez, if you aren't willing to take the risks involved in trading then put your money under a mattress or in a CD. Late confirms and the like happen occasionally. Technical glitches happen from time to time. It's part of trading. You wanna name any system that has 100% up time and 100%...

I've been down in SC for 7 years living at Hilton Head and also in Mt. Pleasant. Mt. Pleasant is having some growth pains, too much residential building going on IMO. Traffic is getting worse. It's that way anywhere near the ocean these days down here. Baby boomers building second homes or...

You said I was on Ignore ... so how'd you read my post? Now I know you're hairdresser/areyoukidding. And you're wrong above ... 2 sides to market. One can be long and short simultaneously and be correct. I've traded BOTH long and short today (different stocjks) and made money on BOTH sides...

Please keep up the humorous posts! I do love to read your rah-rah cheerleading so similar to areyoukidding & hairdresser. One day maybe you'll learn there are 2 sides to the market.

You do recognize that hairdresser (aka areyoukidding) is back yet again .. reincarnated as stktrdr. Notice he only crawls out of the woodwork when the market has rallied. I seriously doubt he can even spell the word S-H-O-R-T.

You may be right ... areyoukidding --> hairdresser ... I guess the guy doesn't realize that consumer spending is 2/3 of the economy ... oil has reached $72 ... savings rate is lowest since depression ... spending is gonna be pinched soon ... that said, I think we drift a bit higher through...

Actually one can easily live on $70K; depends on other factors. If one has no mortgage, no car payment, no credit card debt and no other debt then $70K goes a long way. Too many people in the US are in debt up to their ears with no plan on how to escape it. I always recommend that someone have...

I have not used MBTR but Ross (of MBT) commented on SI about MBTR vs. MBTX. ----------------------------------------------------- Will orders routed to MBTR have less liquidity and thus, might the executions possibly be inferior to MBTX routed trades? >>>Yes, exactly...