Consumerism Commentary - Latest Comments in Is This a Buying Opportunity?

Re: Is This a Buying Opportunity?

Marshall Middle — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 18:32:30 -0000

I would definitely invest. Buy low, sell high

Re: Is This a Buying Opportunity?

Sun — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 17:05:49 -0000

I'd say Buy, Buy, Buy as well and that's exactly what I did: I added nearly $6000 more yesterday and today. If I am a long-term investor and plan to hold my investments for 10, 20 years, why would I care a 4% drop in one day and see it other than an opportunity to add more shares at a relatively lowered price? I won't be all my money on it, but I am not going to sit idle while speculating when the correction, if there's one, will be over, which I will never know. By that time, it's probably too late to buy low.

Re: Is This a Buying Opportunity?

Jerry — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 16:00:44 -0000

I've been waiting until April to fund our Roths, but I'm tempted to do so tonight. I doubt it'll make that big of a difference with the $$$ amount that we're putting in but every little bit helps.

Re: Is This a Buying Opportunity?

Bobby — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 15:56:21 -0000

Personally I am not planning on changing anything. I am in for the long haul...

Re: Is This a Buying Opportunity?

Easy E — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 15:07:59 -0000

I think we are head for recession and the credit bubble will be bursting.

Re: Is This a Buying Opportunity?

Lazy Man and Money — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 14:59:34 -0000

I think that Kevin and Adil are actually agreeing to some extent. Adil notes that stocks have been driven up and Kevin says it's a pullback from the 14% gains we've seen lately. It was bound to happen. Things may go up or down 3-4% in the short term, but in the next two years, I think we'll be at above.

I'd look for companies that you like at a price point you like. I don't think the fundamentals have changed, so you it's really just a sale.

Re: Is This a Buying Opportunity?

mapgirl — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 14:40:39 -0000

I wish I could go nuts and buy like crazy. But I'm sticking with my mutual funds for now. It's interesting. I took nary a hit in my rollover IRA from one company, and took the same 4% dip as the market in my current 401k plan. Makes me wonder if I should model my portfolio to the rollover IRA. (which has had admirable performance over the last three years, averaging over 15% for 4 funds.)

Re: Is This a Buying Opportunity?

Golbguru — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 14:23:42 -0000

That's exactly what I have been thinking in the last 10~12 hours. I emailed a few investing-intensive blogger friends asking for their recommendation....sadly, they didn't encourage me much. They said something to the tune of what Kevin says above. :)

Re: Is This a Buying Opportunity?

klerg — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 12:45:12 -0000

I say BUY BUY BUY!!!

Or at least, put some money into one of your retirement accounts!

Re: Is This a Buying Opportunity?

Phil — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 12:02:20 -0000

I'm about to change jobs and will have to roll over my 401k balance. I'm worried the market drop means this is bad timing for me. Will rolling it over have the same effect (not considering taxes and penalties) as if I'd pulled my money out?

Re: Is This a Buying Opportunity?

Kevin M — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 11:38:12 -0000

I believe Adil is incorrect. How do you gauge what's an expensive stock? The last bear market started when stocks were trading at an average of 26 times earnings. As of Monday they were only trading at an average of 16 times earnings. Historically, that's a low number.

I see this as a blip. Merely a pullback from 14% gains we've seen since July.

Re: Is This a Buying Opportunity?

tmg — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 11:14:25 -0000

I own a lot of company stock, and it lost at least $10k in value in the past week, but I'm not worried at all. Whether a correcting trend or a short-term blip, I take the long, long view on all my investments and believe I'll come out on top in the far future.

Re: Is This a Buying Opportunity?

Adil — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 10:16:18 -0000

I have been sitting on cash for the last 4 months exactly because I knew something like this was inevitable. Stocks are just too expensive at the moment and have been driven up by speculators. This correction is not over by any means, in my opinion.