[gnm]

Most people are given incentives (employer matching etc) to "invest" via a 401k and don't have a lot of leeway within that (managed funds) - Few have a lot of extra beyond that to "play" with...

Hmmmm - US "AAA" indeed?
http://www.financialpost.com/news-sectors/story.html?id=1612964
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'T')he U.S. dollar's day of reckoning may be inching closer as its status as a safe-haven currency fades with every uptick in stocks and commodities and its potential risks - debt and inflation - are brought under a harsher spotlight

[wisconsin_cur]

from that same article;

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'M')r. Laidi said economic recovery would weigh on the greenback as real demand for commodities, coupled with improved risk appetite, caused investors to seek higher yields in emerging markets and commodity currencies. This would draw investment away from the U.S. dollar, which was dragged down by growing debt and the risk quantitative easing would eventually spark a surge in inflation.

[AAA]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('gnm', 'M')ost people are given incentives (employer matching etc) to "invest" via a 401k and don't have a lot of leeway within that (managed funds) - Few have a lot of extra beyond that to "play" with...
-G

[gnm]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('AAA', 'I') DO NOT trade in my retirement account. I cannot risk losing that money.

To my knowledge no 401k accounts require employees to participate. So if they wanted to they could easily open a Roth IRA or Traditional IRA. I suggest the ROTH since you won't have to pay taxes on the returns and you can withdraw the principal anytime before you retire.

Many 401k providers do match a small percentage. That is FREE money as long as you are vested.

[threadbear]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('wisconsin_cur', 'f')rom that same article;

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'M')r. Laidi said economic recovery would weigh on the greenback as real demand for commodities, coupled with improved risk appetite, caused investors to seek higher yields in emerging markets and commodity currencies. This would draw investment away from the U.S. dollar, which was dragged down by growing debt and the risk quantitative easing would eventually spark a surge in inflation.

[Micki]

I didn't want to create a thread just for this but still wanted to post it so hope it fits here;

Another one of my favorites Dr Faber clips;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ncQbQWmWLM&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fmarcfaberchannel%2Eblogspot%2Ecom%2F&feature=player_embedded

He is a real doomer. Talk staying out of warzones by having farms out in the middle of nowhere. He claims to have a pack or vicious dogs himself in his jungle home in norther thailand.
I also like his comments about how the kontradieff winter will end in war and that west is going to lable the enemy as being terrorists. Faber is also known to like to party so his comments about the crops in norther thailand was probably not all just joke either. No wonder he always has that smug smile.

[threadbear]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Micki', 'I') didn't want to create a thread just for this but still wanted to post it so hope it fits here;

Another one of my favorites Dr Faber clips;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ncQbQWmWLM&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fmarcfaberchannel%2Eblogspot%2Ecom%2F&feature=player_embedded

He is a real doomer. Talk staying out of warzones by having farms out in the middle of nowhere. He claims to have a pack or vicious dogs himself in his jungle home in norther thailand.
I also like his comments about how the kontradieff winter will end in war and that west is going to lable the enemy as being terrorists. Faber is also known to like to party so his comments about the crops in norther thailand was probably not all just joke either. No wonder he always has that smug smile.

[odegaard]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('threadbear', '.')..

The secret to developing your intuitive potential is to avoid investing money you can't afford to lose. Fear and nervousness are more likely to drown out the "little voice" if too much is at stake. My original stake of 6,000 quintupled in about 10 years, but only because I wasn't freaked out over what I might lose. I guess there are people who can bet the farm and retain a certain detachment, but I don't think I'm one of them.

[AAA]

The Rally Continues....will it ever stop???

Just for those that are tracking it. The S&P 500 is up over 5% since these topic was created.

The S&P 500 is up over 42% since its recent lows in March.