Note to self

[davywavy]

Stock market diary entry:

September 8th 2004. - Sell entire portfolio

September 11th 2004. - Buy back at substantial discount.

Bloody market jitters.

Comments

[ex-boog351.livejournal.com]

I think Bin Laden did something similar in 2001. How much did the market drop by? The investment banks probably anticipated this and made a fair whack, one would suspect. Anyway - I imagine your portfolio will bounce back in a few days when the world doesn't end.

[davywavy.livejournal.com]

Yes I know - but I want instant gratification, and I want it NOW!

[ex-boog351.livejournal.com]

You know, I never thought of it, but there must have been something similar prior to the Iraq war. Just think, if Bush gets re-elected, Rumsfeld et. al. will be sitting in a dimly lit room doing eeny meeny miny mo on a map, and there may be further opportunities.

[davywavy.livejournal.com]

there wasn't a sharp dip, just a slow decline until we went in and then the market picked up pretty sharpish.