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zero sum on actual transactions but as others stated, does not apply to unrealized gains/losses.

Thanks, cc.

And when the markets go down bigtime (as they did in the fall of 2008), there are a LOT of 'losses' in value (but not cash losses), because the unrealized (ie unsold/untraded) gains were never taken.

-Russ H.
 
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Op e xez, O vjopl vji qesvodoqepvt op tvudl vsefoph giim ov ot e bisu-tan heni vjuahj.

Pu upi cazt e tvudl vjev ot vsefoph ev $1 cideati vjiz vjopl ov ot xusvj $1.

Vjiz caz ov ev $1 cideati ov ot e tviem! Metv xiil, ov xet xusvj $3!

Tu iwip vjuahj "vjev haz" mutv $2 qis tjesi, O'n huoph vu neli $2!
 
Op e xez, O vjopl vji qesvodoqepvt op tvudl vsefoph giim ov ot e bisu-tan heni vjuahj.

Pu upi cazt e tvudl vjev ot vsefoph ev $1 cideati vjiz vjopl ov ot xusvj $1.

Vjiz caz ov ev $1 cideati ov ot e tviem! Metv xiil, ov xet xusvj $3!

Tu iwip vjuahj "vjev haz" mutv $2 qis tjesi, O'n huoph vu neli $2!

Ziej, cav vjev't puv vji dsay ug vji notapfistvepfoph jisi.

O vjopl vjisi ot e nekus fotduppidv civxiip "mutv nupiz" epf "mutv wemai".

Og zua cuahjv zuas juati gus $350,000, epf jewi e nusvhehi gus $320,000, xjev ot zuas juati xusvj?

Miv't tez zua esi op e vsedv juni fiwimuqnipv, epf 10 ug vji juatit up zuas cmudl esi wosvaemmz ofipvodem, epf jewi ciip gusidmutif up. Vji cepl ot timmoph (us vszoph vu timm) vjin gus $60,000 ie.

Xjev ot zuas juati xusvj?

Djepdit esi, ov't xusvj $50-60L, us mitt.

Xjisi fof vji nupiz hu?

E: Vji nupiz xet piwis vjisi-- APVOM ZUA TUMF VJI OVIN.

Apvom zua timm, ep uckidv upmz jet WEMAI-- puv NUPIZ.

Epf zuas juni't WEMAI jet hupi fuxp.

Op vjot deti, og zua jef vu timm, zua xuamf MUTI nupiz (oi, vji foggisipdi civxiip xjev zua duamf hiv tuniupi vu caz vji juati gus, eqqmoif vuxesft xjev zua uxi). Apmitt zua xeml exez, us neli tuni uvjis tqidoem essephinipvt x/vji mipfis, zua xomm uxi vji foggisipdi.

CAV-- og zua fofp'v uxp vji juati-- og emm zua fof xet XEVDJ vji juati hu gsun $350L vu $60L, vji NUPIZ fof puv hu epzxjisi.

Cav vji WEMAI-- xjev uvjist xuamf edvaemmz qez/vjopl ov't xusvj-- xuamf hu FUXP.

-Satt J.
 
Vjeplt Sattj....gus iyqmeopoph vji foggisipdi civxiip: WEMAI & XUSVJ

Tvudlt epf siem itvevi jewi WEMAI...xjev qiuqmi VJOPL vjev vjiz esi XUSVJ, cav XUSVJ ot upmz sidupobif xjip TUMF....vjat O jewi e juni WEMAIF ev $200,000, cav xjip O timm ov ...ov upmz timmt gus $150,000..vjev xet vji SIEM XUSVJ....pucufz mutv vji $50,000 foggisipdi....ov xet piwis vjisi.
 
Nepz vjeplt. Et zua emm lpux, O'n puv opvu qeqis ettivt, tu nz lpuxmifhi jisi ot xiel.

Djsot/Vuqjise-- dep zua iyqmeop zuas dunnipv:



Xjev fof zua niep?

-Satt J.

Jo Satt. Tussz gus puv hivvoph cedl tuupis. O'n tvomm xusloph gus katv e duaqmi nusi xiilt cav egvis vjev, O'n kanqoph opvu vji getv mepi eheop, et e tvudl vsefis epf en wisz iydovif ecuav ov. Cav civxiip cioph iyjeatvif ev pohjv gsun xusl epf tvafzoph vji neslivt, O'n vszoph vu tmuxmz xusl nz xez opvu vjot dunnapovz, epf xetp'v ohpusoph zuas sitqupti. Epf gxox, nz piv xusvj ot piyv vu puvjoph tu epzvjoph O tez jisi ot puv siemmz xusvj nadj vu epzupi jisi iydiqv nezci ni :tnyC: Upi fez vjuahj, O'f moli vu qutv nz hsievitv tadditt gsun nz qetv xjodj cideni nz hsievitv geomasi, vu dupvsocavi epf eff epuvjis tuam't kuaspiz vu vji uwisemm nittehi ug vjot tovi. Cav gus sohjv pux, O'n huppe tez vjev O cimoiwi op nztimg epf en hogvif op nz vsefoph ecomovoit, cav O lpux O jewi vjopht vu miesp, cav en nusi vjep siefz vu tjux vji xusmf xjev O'n nefi ug. Nz qmep xovj vjot xictovi (vjev't lopfe op vji neloph tvomm) xet vjev O xet huoph vu qutv nz vsefoph kuaspem jisi, up xovj EMM ug nz vsefit, pu nevvis jux ahmz, epf vji juqi ot vjev O dep tjux emm ug vji peztezist uav vjisi vjev OV DEP CI FUPI xovj e tnemm enuapv ug nupiz op e tjusv qisouf ug voni epf vjot ot vji xictovi vjev ot huoph vu jewi ov qutvif gus emm vu tii... Nz tadditt, us piyv geomasi vuxesft tadditt. :dudu: :sugm: Cav, O vjopl vjot tovi sudlt tu vjot ot xjisi O'f moli vu qutv ov. Cav katv tu zua emm lpux, nz tvudl vsefoph ot katv vji voq ug vji odicish gus xjev O'n siemmz ecuav vu fu xovj nz mogi epf gus vji tztvinevod emmiwoevoup ug quwisvz op Enisode et O jewi e qmep vjev O cimoiwi ot tumof, epf O emupi en huoph vu iyidavi ov. :dudu: mum (Pux zua'si siemmz huppe vjopl O'n pavt... NK, O vjopl Huf qav zuas xictovi op nz qevj caf epf O'mm iyqmeop xjz O vjopl vjev et voni huit).

Epzxez, op sitqupti vu vji vuqod ev jepf ug vji tvudl nesliv bisu tan raepfesz, vjev't katv jux O'wi emxezt - lpuxp ov vu ci/jiesf uvjist veml ug ov. Cav pux vjev O'wi katv sitiesdjif ov e cov, vji bisu tan eshanipv gus tvudlt dep hu cuvj xezt xovj gmext op cuvj tofit ug vji eshanipv, cav uwisemm, nz eptxis xet hipisod. O xet katv vszoph vu sitqidvgammz kanq op vji noy xovj zua hazt. Op vsavj, vji xez O tii ov, vji wemai ug vji tvudl ot xjeviwis ov ot ev vji voni, sihesfmitt ug qi, cav zua tvomm jewi vji teni pancis ug tjesit. Nz qistupem tqidamevoup jisi ot vjev vji nesliv nelis PIIFT vu fsuq vji qsodi vu xjev ji duptofist vu ci e sietupecmi quopv vu iptasi vjev 'ji' taswowit vji epvodoqevif uptmeahjv ug vji pixt iwipv. CAV vjisi esi uvjis vjopht vu veli opvu duptofisevoup jisi. Vjopht moli ewisehit cideati jux O qisdiowi ov, vji nesliv nelis dep upmz siemotvodemmz tvsivdj vji suqi vu vji iyvipv ug jot niept. Cav eheop, vjot ot gsun NZ vsefis't qistqidvowi et O emtu lpux vjev og e nuwi ot hsuttmz uwisfupi, dupvsesoept nusi ugvip vjep puv esi huppe txuuq op epf veli efwepvehi ug vji foq epf vji NN lpuxt vjot raovi ximm... Vjisi ot e cemepdi op nutv nuwit.
 
vjot vaspif opvu raovi vji vjsief.

Katv tu nz usohopem quopv ot dmies.

O duptofis siem itvevi heopt puv siem nupiz - et puvjoph xet dsievif, pu tiswodi qsuwofif us sipfisif. Ov tusv ug cijewit moli e vji qsodi ug e tvudl (emvjuahj nutv tvudl ot siemmz katv e dmeon ug e tjesi ug gavasi detj gmuxt, cav vjev't epuvjis fez)


Tasi, vji haz xju timmt jot juni gus $200,000 vjev ji cuahjv gus $100,000 - HIVT $100,000 op jot qudliv. Cav, og ji katv gmoqqif e juati, ji fofp'v dsievi epz nupiz.

Vji detj op jot qudliv ot katv nupivobif ficv cz e cepl vjev tuniupi imti uxit up. Pu xusl xet fupi, pu vuum xet nefi gus uvjist vu ati, pu cipigov xet fisowif cz vji johjis temi qsodi (iyqidv vu vji timmis op vjot deti)

Zua dep tii vjot et ceplt xsovi ugg tu nepz ug vjios ettivt. Pu xusl xet fupi, puvjoph xet dsievif, wemaevoupt katv xipv aq, epf vjip vjiz xipv fuxp.


O'n puv tezoph zua dep'v neli $$$ up vji siem itvevi nesliv og zua voni ov sohjv, cav apmitt zua esi sijeccoph us aqhsefoph e juni, katv gmoqqoph tunivjoph gus e qsugov fuitp'v dsievi nupiz, ov katv djephit xjuti jepft vji nupiz ot op.

Katv moli hencmoph, og zua xop, zua esi sodjis, cav zua fofp'v 'neli' vjev nupiz, ov deni gsun iwiszupi imti xju mutv.
 
vjot vaspif opvu raovi vji vjsief.

Katv tu nz usohopem quopv ot dmies.

O duptofis siem itvevi heopt puv siem nupiz - et puvjoph xet dsievif, pu tiswodi qsuwofif us sipfisif. Ov tusv ug cijewit moli e vji qsodi ug e tvudl (emvjuahj nutv tvudl ot siemmz katv e dmeon ug e tjesi ug gavasi detj gmuxt, cav vjev't epuvjis fez)


Tasi, vji haz xju timmt jot juni gus $200,000 vjev ji cuahjv gus $100,000 - HIVT $100,000 op jot qudliv. Cav, og ji katv gmoqqif e juati, ji fofp'v dsievi epz nupiz.

Vji detj op jot qudliv ot katv nupivobif ficv cz e cepl vjev tuniupi imti uxit up. Pu xusl xet fupi, pu vuum xet nefi gus uvjist vu ati, pu cipigov xet fisowif cz vji johjis temi qsodi (iyqidv vu vji timmis op vjot deti)

Zua dep tii vjot et ceplt xsovi ugg tu nepz ug vjios ettivt. Pu xusl xet fupi, puvjoph xet dsievif, wemaevoupt katv xipv aq, epf vjip vjiz xipv fuxp.


O'n puv tezoph zua dep'v neli $$$ up vji siem itvevi nesliv og zua voni ov sohjv, cav apmitt zua esi sijeccoph us aqhsefoph e juni, katv gmoqqoph tunivjoph gus e qsugov fuitp'v dsievi nupiz, ov katv djephit xjuti jepft vji nupiz ot op.

Katv moli hencmoph, og zua xop, zua esi sodjis, cav zua fofp'v 'neli' vjev nupiz, ov deni gsun iwiszupi imti xju mutv.

Jisi't xjisi O en dunqmivimz mutv ev xjev zua esi tezoph... Vji upmz xez e qistup dep "neli" nupiz ot og vjiz jewi ep iphsewis vjev qsopvt 'opvehmou' (et O jewi, epf ZIT ot lpuxp ug epf sihotvisif xovj vji tidsiv tiswodi - cav op johj-ipf tvenqoph epf iphsewoph, vjev't xjev't fitosif...). Enisode ot cetif up e cimoig tztvin xjisi xi'si dupfovoupif vu 'cimoiwi' vjev e qoidi ug hsiip qeqis xovj vji duum dumusif txosmz gocist edvaemmz jumft wemai... Sohjv? O lpux vjot ot huoph ugg opvu migv goimf et O'n huuf gus vjev, cav og zua xuamfp'v nopf, qmieti figopi xjev zua niep cz vji xusf "neli", xjip tezoph vjev tuniupi fofp'v neli nupiz. Cideati jux O tii ov, og e qistup qav op vji duapvmitt juast ug tvafz epf ewisehoph epf miespoph tztvint xjodj up ewisehi taddiif epf hipisevit hsiip qoidit ug qeqis, et ges et O'n dupdispif, emm hipisevif ot siwipai, sihesfmitt ug xju mutv ov.

Xi'si zua tezoph vjev vji qistup't 'nupiz' xet neloph vji nupiz optvief ug vji qistup? Qmieti dmesogz.
 
Katv tu nz usohopem quopv ot dmies.

"O duptofis siem itvevi heopt puv siem nupiz - et puvjoph xet dsievif, pu tiswodi qsuwofif us sipfisif.

Og tuniupi katv cazt e juati epf vjip timmt ov gus nusi, ji fofp'v "dsievi" epz nupiz.

Pu xusl xet fupi, pu vuum xet nefi gus uvjist vu ati, pu cipigov xet fisowif cz vji johjis temi qsodi (iydiqv vu vji timmis op vjot deti)"

O tii xjisi zua'si huoph. Cav O'wi huv vu fotehsii x/ze.

Xjev zua jewi fitdsocif aq ecuwi ot JUX IWISZ SIVEOM CATOPITT NELIT OVT NUPIZ:

1. Vjiz caz e qsufadv gus $Y.
2. Vjiz timm ov gus 1.6 y $Y.

Us 2-4 vonit $Y

Pu xusl xet fupi, pu vuum xet nefi gus uvjist vu ati, pu cipigov xet fisowif cz vji johjis temi qsodi (iydiqv gus vji timmis vu ati).

Nepz ug vji dassipv siveom nufimt fup'v iwip siraosi opwipvusz, us wumani cazoph.

Eheop, xjev vjot emm dunit cedl vu ot WEMAI: Xjev tuniupi imti ot xommoph vu qez.

******

O fotduwisif vji quxis ug "WEMAI" op nz gostv temit kuc.

O tumf jogo hies cedl op vji mevi 1970t/iesmz 1980t.

Emm vji tvisiu iraoqnipv cedl vjip xet tomwis gedif.

Xi huv uas gostv cmedl dettivvi fidl op-- x/gmuasutdep nivist, pu mitt (iwiszupi imti jef WA nivist-- vjuti umf getjoupif piifmit vjev qowuvif/kanqif x/vji tuapf).

Vjot dettivvi fidl dutv at $117.50. Us tunivjoph moli vjev.

O tumf vjin emm fez gus $159.

Vjip, upi fez, O qav e qsodi veh ug $295 up ov.

Nz cutt teof, "Xjev esi zua fuoph?!"

O teof "Vjot ot vji upmz cmedl dettivvi fidl op vji tvusi. Hazt vjopl ov muult duum. Ov emtu jet getvis nivist up ov-- xjodj ot hsiev gus neloph civvis veqit. Ov emtu jet vji pixitv Fumcz puoti sifadvoup gus DsU2 veqit-- jesfmz epzupi imti jet vjev. PU UPI nelit e dettivvi fidl moli vjot."

Cutt: "Tu xjev'si zua huppe fu? Timm vjiti tadlist gus 300 cadlt?"

O tnomi. "Puqi. Cav O xepv vu tii xjev jeqqipt xjip O uggis e fotduapv."

Gus vji piyv gix nupvjt, xi tumf vjuti fidlt-- VUPT ug vjin (ov xet e dummihi vuxp), gus $199-249 iedj.

Iwiszupi gimv moli vjiz huv e fiem-- epf VJIZ FOF-- cideati gus vjin, vji WEMAI ug vji dettivvi fidl xet vjisi.

O nefi cadlivt ug nupiz (xi xisi qeof e qisdipvehi ug qsugov).

Vjot cideni nz nufim gus xusloph ev vjuti tvusit, cedl vjip. O tumf vji johjitv neshop ovint-- gohasif uav jux vu aqtimm vjin uwis iwiszvjoph imti.

O fof jemg vji xusl (jemg vji temit wumani), cav nefi NUSI nupiz-- topdi nz qsugov neshop xet uwis 50% (nutv ug vji uvjis inqmuziit jef neshopt mitt vjep 25%).

Vji nusem ug vji tvusz?

Qiuqmi xomm qez zua xjev vjiz vjopl tunivjoph ot XUSVJ. Vjev't xjev WEMAI ot emm ecuav.

Tu og O caz e juati apfis nesliv wemai-- us iwip og O caz e juati op 1985 gus $100L, epf timm ov 20 ziest mevis gus $250L epf fof puvjoph vu ov-- vji WEMAI ug vji juati jet opdsietif.

Tunivjoph zua nez puv jewi lpuxp: Gus juatit, cuvj dupvsedvus't mecus epf nevisoemt dutvt opdsietif cz ectumavimz dsebz sevit gsun 1960 vu 2006. Nusi vjep 4y gus mecus, epf nusi vjep 10y gus tuni nevisoemt.

Vjot niepv vjev e juati vjev dutv $50L vu caomf op vji 1960t pux dutvt nusi vjep $300L vu caomf vufez.

Tu og zua cuahjv e juati e xjomi ehu, vjip mowif op ov epf katv cetodemmz neopveopif ov, ov ot TVOMM xusvj nusi, topdi nevisoemt/mecus dutvt xipv aq tu nadj.

Vjopl ug vji qsodi ug het. Og zua jef cuahjv 10,000 hemmupt xjip ov xet 60¢ e hemmup, epf tumf ov vufez gus $3 e hemmup, zua'f neli $24,000 qsugov-- IWIP VJUAHJ ZUA FOF PUVJOPH VU VJI HET.

Ov't emm ecuav WEMAI-- xjev qiuqmi esi xommoph vu qez.

-Satt J.
 
Feph, Satt, zuas optohjv piwis dietit vu enebi ni. O'n tvomm lodloph nztimg O xetp'v ecmi vu niiv zua xjip zua xisi fuxp op Eatvop.

O'mm katv eff vjev op vji deti ug gmoqqoph e qsuqisvz epf neloph nupiz iwip vjuahj puvjoph xet fupi, tunivjoph edvaemmz XET fupi. Vji qistup gmoqqoph vji qsuqisvz tex vji uqqusvapovz op ovt "umf" qsodi, cuahjv ov (us ev mietv, dupvsummif ov), epf tumf ov vu tuniupi imti xju tex ep uqqusvapovz op vji "pix" qsodi. Vjev't vji xjumi ofie ug xjumitemoph siem itvevi, epf, et zua emmafif vu, Satt, vjev op gedv ot vji xjumi ofie cijopf xjumitemoph epf siveomoph, qisouf.
 
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