What Did You Buy Today?

[fenders53]

(05-05-2021, 08:04 AM)Otter Wrote:

(05-05-2021, 07:18 AM)fenders53 Wrote: The forum is small and this is our socializing thread.  Some days you are just going to have to put up with us arguing about macro economics and option tricks lol.

Haha, true. Right now my DGI stuff is mostly doing what I want and throwing off dividends. Didn't have much exposure to growth stuff, so have been building a portfolio of that lately. No harm in letting that run for 20 years and seeing if any turn out to be home runs while the boring DGI stuff slowly and steadily does its compounding thing. I have a hard time getting many DGI stocks to pass my value screens at the moment. Unless the reddit kids get deep into the psychedelics, a Ute like DUK isn't going to run 500% in a year, so buying it at a P/E of 19.6 (well above its 10yr average of 17.5) probably carries a fairly high risk of subpar returns. 

I buy stuff that is unloved, and usually start buying too early while it is still sliding. I could have waited to buy some of the tech stuff I bought recently, but had no way of knowing when I bought if it would slide further, or if the dip was just a blip like dozens of others over the past several years. 

Fed printer still seems to be running though, and someone told Yellen to hush and get on the Brrrrrrrrrrrrrr train late yesterday, so I think the gravy train to the markets will continue for the short term. I'd be shocked if there are any rate hikes before the midterms in 2022.

Agreed, there is just so much we can do with PG and JNJ on a daily basis.   I also come here for the differing viewpoints, some debate and comradery.  We know each other's temperment and we can disagree without blowing up the thread.  Not many other places on the internet where that is true.  I fully support your right to be wrong Otter.  Just kidding, I mostly agree with you.  I doubt rates are increased before 2023 unless inflation gets crazy which is not out of the question.  Back in the day a real FED Chief that wasn't scared of politicians would raise them a quarter point this summer just to get the market's attention.  There is a helluva lot more going on with regards to employment than a tiny change in interest rates.