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Common Sense Party

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6. Speculators may care about these daily fluctuations, I suppose.

Reply to Eddie Haskell (Original post)

Sun May 26, 2013, 01:20 AM

May 2013

I'm not a speculator/gambler.

I am a diversified, long-term, buy-and-hold investor. An 80-point drop in the Dow? I couldn't care less.

Out of curiosity, what were these two "thinly traded utility stocks"?

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STOCK MARKET WARNING! [View all] Eddie Haskell May 2013 OP

Wouldn't think of doing such. elleng May 2013 #1

Maybe you wouldn't, but ... Eddie Haskell May 2013 #2

Those foolish enough to act in panic elleng May 2013 #3

no they didnt rdking647 May 2013 #5

FYI rdking647 May 2013 #4

FYI Eddie Haskell May 2013 #7

Speculators may care about these daily fluctuations, I suppose. Common Sense Party May 2013 #6

Anyone seeking a ROI is speculating ... Eddie Haskell May 2013 #8

There are no guarantees. But there is a big difference between long-term investing and day trading. Common Sense Party May 2013 #9

I agree. Eddie Haskell May 2013 #10

Smart investor. David Zephyr Jul 2013 #11

It's much more boring, but I kinda like boring. Common Sense Party Jul 2013 #12