Stock Market

[HDRider]

The S&P 500 ended the year with a 29.6% annual gain, its biggest yearly jump since 1997.

The Dow industrials ended 2013 with an annual rise of 26.5%, the largest since 1995.

The Nasdaq Composite rose more than 38% over the course of 2013, marking its biggest gain since 2009.

Well then, good news all around. Assuming you were in the stock market, are you in right now? I got out October 31 last year. I know, I know, I missed a a great November and December...


Does anyone out there expect a correction this year? How big? How soon?

 

[dun]

Yes
Real
Very

 

[highgrit]

Just like in cattle, it's just numbers someone put down on paper. I like to look around and see for myself, and what I see I don't like.
I guess my problem is all my friends are losers, they all work for a living. The rich get richer and you know the rest.

 

[Commercialfarmer]

I think it will come crashing down when all the money stops getting pumped in it. I don't know when that will happen. What was interesting was seeing Germany wanting their gold from the federal reserve. And if you watch, seems a lot of stocks drop every Friday. I think most are expecting a turn. It is on the horizon, but knowing the exact date would be a trillion dollar answer.

It is going to hurt more than last time because things never truly corrected and we doubled down on funny money.

At least that's my :2cents: that's probably worth .0002 now.

 

[NC Liz 2]

Does anyone out there expect a correction this year? How big? How soon?

I expect a slight correction just after the fall election, depending on how that goes.
Other then that I expect the markets to remain strong for at least two more years, unless the economy recovers and I don't see that happening any time soon.

Liz

 

[TexasBred]

The S&P 500 ended the year with a 29.6% annual gain, its biggest yearly jump since 1997.

The Dow industrials ended 2013 with an annual rise of 26.5%, the largest since 1995.

The Nasdaq Composite rose more than 38% over the course of 2013, marking its biggest gain since 2009.

Well then, good news all around. Assuming you were in the stock market, are you in right now? I got out October 31 last year. I know, I know, I missed a a great November and December...


Does anyone out there expect a correction this year? How big? How soon?

Yes am still in but studying hard about gettng out.Correction..absolutely...pretty big as well.

 

[kenny thomas]

Im still in but 5000 shares of Kroger stock made like 90% last year. Wish I had it all in that. In 2 years it has made about 125%. I think I will sell it very soon.

 

[John SD]

I cashed a $50K CD at my local bank last fall that was earning peanuts and invested it to even up my stuff already in the stock market. Divvied up have approx $5K+ worth of each company now. Added another company or two.

Also bought some various precious metals in bullion and coins. American Gold and Silver Eagles are my favorite and likely will be my only future purchases.

Gold Eagles contain 1 oz of .999 pure gold with a trace of some other metal to make them more durable. Face value $10. Silver Eagles are the modern day silver dollar and contain 1 oz of silver.

Prices of each coin track closely with gold and silver prices. Time will tell if I did the right thing. Very satisfied with my purchases from and dealing with http://www.providentmetals.com

My policy is to buy and hold stocks. Not saying that's a good policy, but I figure I don't keep up on stuff well enough to be a day trader. I don't sell anything unless I'm forced to do so by mergers/buyouts. Most times it's just a paper shuffle.

I had some Nash-Finch stock. At end of 2013, NAFC was bought out lock, stock, and barrel by Spartan Stores. Spartan is a smaller outfit than NAFC. I had never heard of them. Hope it works.

NAFC has been pretty good to me over the years. Locally owned grocery store chain sells their products and several company owned stores in the big city.

 

[Ryder]

I expect a correction in the first quarter. Then a fast run up to new highs before down, down, down. :shock:
I am a perpetual bear as to long term outlook. As to dates I don't know. I have been wrong a bunch of times. How long will it take people to wake up and smell the coffee burning? Think "national debt".
I use technical analysis and try to go with the trend. A tight stop loss is my best friend and security blanket.

 

[Richardin52]

MY brother plays in the market. It always looked like gambling or a pyramid scheme to me.

I have always invested in land or improvements on land apartment houses tec. building them myself using lumber off my land. Never had a correction and I collect about $3,500.00 / month in dividends (rent) plus my original investment has gone from $75,000. (not counting my labor) to $480,000.00.

Now I have two sons on the farm too and we just bought a small lot close by. They want to build a duplex with me on it. They are both pretty handy when it comes to building. Seems a lot more secure then the stock market to me.

 

[TexasBred]

Im still in but 5000 shares of Kroger stock made like 90% last year. Wish I had it all in that. In 2 years it has made about 125%. I think I will sell it very soon.

I think I would too. ;-) ;-) KT in 1989 I bought 1000 shares of Microsoft for barely over $1,000. Less than two years latter it had more than doubled in value and I sold and laughed all the way to the bank with my little profit. IF and I mean a big IF I had kept it I think I would now have something like 80,000 shares. Man.....am I good or am I good?? :mrgreen: :lol: :cry2:

 

[dun]

Im still in but 5000 shares of Kroger stock made like 90% last year. Wish I had it all in that. In 2 years it has made about 125%. I think I will sell it very soon.

I think I would too. ;-) ;-) KT in 1989 I bought 1000 shares of Microsoft for barely over $1,000. Less than two years latter it had more than doubled in value and I sold and laughed all the way to the bank with my little profit. IF and I mean a big IF I had kept it I think I would now have something like 80,000 shares. Man.....am I good or am I good?? :mrgreen: :lol: :cry2:

There are those that are suited to owning stock directly and those that aren;t. I'm in the aren;t category. Some years ago I bout a couple hundred shares of apple. I watched the ticker constantly for a couple of months. My moods swung with the stock. Finally sold them (made a profit) and was so relieved I decided to never own it directly again. I leave it to the mutual fund guys to manage for me now.

 

[Dega Moo]

Have had my 401K split between small cap, large cap and emerging market stock indexes for at least 12 years now and I plan on riding it right on out. I've read that the technical definition of a correction is 10%. I think corrections are always part of the landscape and can see maybe a 1000 point off the DOW but not 1600 unless there's some massive financial disruption like we saw six years ago.

The thing is there's supposedly a lot of money sitting on the sidelines getting putrid returns right now and the people managing those funds can not defend their poor performance in the face of the market responding as it has. I think more of that money will come into the market either now or shortly after a market correction begins and ultimately will shore up the downside of any correction.

As to how soon a correction might occur I think it would coincide with either (or both) EPA gaining traction to drive further regulation into our energy industries or the continued disruption of the normal operation of government - in other words failure to keep government open or pay government bills. I would think we'll know second to third quarter 2014.

 

[melking]

Yes
Real
Very

Ditto

 

[TexasBred]

Have had my 401K split between small cap, large cap and emerging market stock indexes for at least 12 years now and I plan on riding it right on out. I've read that the technical definition of a correction is 10%. I think corrections are always part of the landscape and can see maybe a 1000 point off the DOW but not 1600 unless there's some massive financial disruption like we saw six years ago.

The thing is there's supposedly a lot of money sitting on the sidelines getting putrid returns right now and the people managing those funds can not defend their poor performance in the face of the market responding as it has. I think more of that money will come into the market either now or shortly after a market correction begins and ultimately will shore up the downside of any correction.

As to how soon a correction might occur I think it would coincide with either (or both) EPA gaining traction to drive further regulation into our energy industries or the continued disruption of the normal operation of government - in other words failure to keep government open or pay government bills. I would think we'll know second to third quarter 2014.

Thsi won't be a 7 day correction. it will last for awhile. Fed has been artificially supporting the market for a year now. Watch it !!!!

 

[Bigfoot]

I have owned very few individual stocks. I have always invested in mutual funds. They haven't done to hot for me since 9/11. I am sticking with them. I retire in 6 years, I had better stay the course.

 

[Caustic Burno]

The S&P 500 ended the year with a 29.6% annual gain, its biggest yearly jump since 1997.

The Dow industrials ended 2013 with an annual rise of 26.5%, the largest since 1995.

The Nasdaq Composite rose more than 38% over the course of 2013, marking its biggest gain since 2009.

Well then, good news all around. Assuming you were in the stock market, are you in right now? I got out October 31 last year. I know, I know, I missed a a great November and December...


Does anyone out there expect a correction this year? How big? How soon?

Yep in the market never got out.
Through the up and down stayed positive.
I am very conservative investor.

 

[millstreaminn]

I've been in-out-in-out pretty much all of the second 1/2 of last year. I'm all in now, and wish I could get out...

 

[TexasBred]

DOW right at 16,000 now....."technical adjustment"????

 

[M5farm]

I've been out with my money in cash value going on 2 years. I've missed some of the gain the last year but I will make it up when it bottoms out and I Jump back in.