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In response to message posted by ACousins:
Too bad I didn't commit the other 91k for that short term trading opportunity. In our state MM I don't even think we are getting 1% so even if the market continues to correct, I guess I'm better off. I do believe that this is where the concept of timing the market has intrigued me. In the rising market of 99 we kept faithfully putting in our 2000 a month, and did the same in the first year of the bear. Some day I'd like to get out of the market exactly what I put in. Given the monthly variability, not to mention the cylical and secular issues, I think buying stock at times of maximum negative sentiment makes more sense than dollar cost averaging.(unless one has 50 years before they need the money). Kirks issue of rebalancing makes sense if you have a well balanced portfolio to begin with. Had I done that every quarter in the falling market, because I was so over weighted in large cap and tech, I would have lost even more (as I would have moved my less losers into my greater losers and lost even more).

On a happy thought...ahhhhh--one month from today I will be sailing away to never never land for my 9 week island cruise. Just hope the market doesn't do another summer time tank.

-- posted by capran