Path: csiph.com!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: rbowman Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc Subject: Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? Date: 28 Dec 2024 02:00:43 GMT Lines: 19 Message-ID: References: <308f34aa-6ce1-f0d0-a31d-7ff5d389237a@example.net> <17951ff3-9385-90a5-d3b9-406e9a550b23@example.net> <14f2a483-1cba-a906-b67d-b8fdd8dd54c4@example.net> <40ce75cf-2d39-ddec-ea23-3fb18d930683@example.net> <5WX9P.39822$Uup4.31269@fx10.iad> <1506f21b-8b67-0ddd-b5fc-028b4fd5d99b@example.net> <7696e803-859a-ba0e-149e-6a1ffda8acf0@example.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: individual.net ZfL0MsRU2ymorTnl56tOfg5spuNW8gc2gySimydtyD5Yp/pA0j Cancel-Lock: sha1:9OIfe8V5j8QI7CdJpxtdrRqkk7A= sha256:DWzKhgtXs7dzkC1BMpEbHpyfjzAmru8QFc+btwoo+80= User-Agent: Pan/0.149 (Bellevue; 4c157ba) Xref: csiph.com comp.os.linux.misc:63176 On Fri, 27 Dec 2024 18:25:53 -0000 (UTC), Lars Poulsen wrote: > Around the time I turned 50, I realized I was going to need to boost my > retirement savings. I thought Ï work in internet technology, I know > which are the good and growing companies in my field, I will buy some of > that. > > Then 2000 happened, and my Cisco, Osicom, Juniper etc stocks all took a > real nosedive. I had friends that told me I was foolish to only have CDs, US savings bonds, and savings accounts as they checked their stock portfolios every hour. Crickets after 2000. I didn't lose a dime. When I was married we talked to an honest broker. He told us if we weren't willing to put the money on a roulette table in Vegas we shouldn't be in the market. We thanked him for his time and insights. Truth is, the whole topic bores me.