We're the Military and Airpower Guys of Jonah Goldberg of National Review Online + a stray we found wandering around looking lost. All original material JHD, BHD, JR, WT, and KA 2003-2007 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/11/its_friday_time.html Wed, 03 Dec 2008 12:47:09 Z Movable Type 4.12 en Copyright 2008 http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification I heartily agree with Kat's post, though - while we need to defend the troops from slander and those who would paint with a large brush - we need to spend as much time making sure we bring 'em *all* home, and by that I mean the guys and gals who've come back... but a significant part of them is still "over there." Stress is stress. And getting help to handle it is the *right* way to go. Now, that levity I promised... RETIREMENT PLANNING FOR 2007 If you had purchased $1,000.00 of Nortel stock one year ago, it would... http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/11/its_friday_time.html http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/11/its_friday_time.html Fri, 16 Nov 2007 07:34:38 -0600 But AFSis if'n yer don't put all your eggs in the one basket you gotta go back to get the rest once you bring them in :-D Ohhh one share per tech stock that would be cool just think of all the 6c checks you could get. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/11/its_friday_time.html#comment-66736 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/11/its_friday_time.html#comment-66736 Sat, 17 Nov 2007 00:00:15 -0600 ... but a significant part of them is still "over there." Always will be, for most of them. Hopefully, Time and Selective Memory will do their thing and the mental anchor won't yank them under... ]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/11/its_friday_time.html#comment-66731 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/11/its_friday_time.html#comment-66731 Fri, 16 Nov 2007 17:05:39 -0600 People... people... people.... Do I *really* need to do an "investing 101" post for you? NEVER PUT ALL OF YOUR EGGS IN ONE BASKET. NEVER INVEST MONEY YOU AREN'T WILLING TO LOSE. DIVERSIFICATION DOES NOT MEAN THAT YOU OWN ONE SHARE OF EVERY TECH STOCK OUT THERE. *sigh* As for our skydiving Prez... He is SO damn kewl. This isn't the first time he's gone for a piggy-belly ride. He wanted to go by himself, but the SS (and Barbara maybe) won't let him. Whatta MAN! http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/11/its_friday_time.html#comment-66721 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/11/its_friday_time.html#comment-66721 Fri, 16 Nov 2007 14:01:06 -0600 I have two retirement schemes. Plan A involves a lottery ticket and an act of God. Plan B I work till I die then retire. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/11/its_friday_time.html#comment-66702 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/11/its_friday_time.html#comment-66702 Fri, 16 Nov 2007 09:11:10 -0600 SWWBO suffered similarly with Sprint, when her Sprint 401 (funded exclusively with their stock, natch) went from 100K to 18K. It's back up somewhere in the 30's. Thank heaven's I work for a privately held company, and our profit share goes into the 401(k) as a cash infusion, which I can immediately move around as I wish. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/11/its_friday_time.html#comment-66699 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/11/its_friday_time.html#comment-66699 Fri, 16 Nov 2007 08:48:00 -0600 The Nortel Stock one is no joke. As a former employee of Nortel I dropped & grand in to Nortel Stock. I watched it split 3 times at over $50 a share. Now It's worth about $2.94 a share. I can't give it away. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/11/its_friday_time.html#comment-66692 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/11/its_friday_time.html#comment-66692 Fri, 16 Nov 2007 08:17:37 -0600