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Re: For the financially independent among us
Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2014 12:13 pm
by Jan Van
Mountaineer wrote:
You get to heaven not on what you do but on what you believe.
Ah, ok. So that's how suicide bombers get to heaven? They must have deep faith.
Re: For the financially independent among us
Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2014 1:29 pm
by Mountaineer
Jan Van wrote:
Mountaineer wrote:
You get to heaven not on what you do but on what you believe.
Ah, ok. So that's how suicide bombers get to heaven? They must have deep faith.
My bad. I should have said I was speaking of Christians. Those "
homicide bombers" (please refer to them for what they really are, not what the media calls them) since most of them are not Christian are headed the other way .... Oh hell! I should have been more specific.
... Mountaineer
Re: For the financially independent among us
Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2014 5:37 pm
by Libertarian666
I said "salaried employment" but actually it's neither: I achieved it primarily by outsized investment returns over the past 15 years.
I know that's supposed to be impossible, and of course there is an element of luck, the results being mostly attributable to over-allocation to a specific asset class. I'll let everyone guess which one that is.

Re: For the financially independent among us
Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2014 9:03 pm
by barrett
techno, you investment animal! I don't think it's supposed to be impossible to accumulate most of your wealth through investing... it's just not something that folks should count on. I am curious if you are now following a proper PP or has your success made you feel that you can market time? Anyway, good for you!
Re: For the financially independent among us
Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2014 10:31 pm
by Libertarian666
barrett wrote:
techno, you investment animal! I don't think it's supposed to be impossible to accumulate most of your wealth through investing... it's just not something that folks should count on. I am curious if you are now following a proper PP or has your success made you feel that you can market time? Anyway, good for you!
Thanks! No, I'm still following my own path. So far, so good, although 2013 was pretty ugly!
Re: For the financially independent among us
Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2014 10:37 pm
by Pointedstick
barrett wrote:
techno, you investment animal! I don't think it's supposed to be impossible to accumulate most of your wealth through investing... it's just not something that folks should count on. I am curious if you are now following a proper PP or has your success made you feel that you can market time? Anyway, good for you!
Hint: his portfolio starts with "G" and it's very old.
