Not until I turned 59-1/2. At least not without a penalty. There are a lot of things I do that I could afford to pay someone else to do, however, I enjoy the work and prefer to maintain my resources for some other use.
-D > On Jan 29, 2020, at 12:54 PM, Andrew Strasfogel <astrasfo...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > In other words you could have afforded a "professional" to restore your > finnie. > >> On Wed, Jan 29, 2020 at 12:27 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes >> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> No. I started buying in the early 90s. I think it was in the high teens when >> I started. It’s split at least three times since then, too (2/1, 2/1, 7/1) I >> think. When it was in the dumper in the early 2000s I vacuumed up all I >> could afford. >> >> I also did it all in IRAs or similar instruments, so I won’t get dinged on >> capital gains as I cash out, but I will be paying taxes on it at a higher >> rate than at the time I acquired a lot of it. Meh. >> >> A $100 investment in AAPL in the early 2000s would net about 130%-140% gain >> today in round numbers, I believe. >> >> As I like to say, “Thank you, Steve!” >> >> -D >> >> >> > On Jan 29, 2020, at 12:05 PM, Andrew Strasfogel <astrasfo...@gmail.com> >> > wrote: >> > >> > Are you an original shareholder at $1.00? >> > >> > On Wed, Jan 29, 2020 at 11:35 AM Dan Penoff via Mercedes >> > <mercedes@okiebenz.com <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>> wrote: >> > I was a bit concerned with the markets on Monday, but that seems to have >> > evaporated. Especially with Apple’s record earnings statement yesterday. >> > They’re only up $9/share so far today. >> > >> > -D >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > On Jan 29, 2020, at 11:26 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes >> > > <mercedes@okiebenz.com <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>> wrote: >> > > >> > > Anyone else enjoying the fallout from coronavirus? >> > > >> > > On Wed, Jan 29, 2020 at 11:18 AM Meade Dillon via Mercedes < >> > > mercedes@okiebenz.com <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>> wrote: >> > > >> > >> I paid $1.99 for diesel just a couple days ago. That was nice, ~20.5 >> > >> gallons into my '95 E300. >> > >> ------------- >> > >> Max >> > >> Charleston SC >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> On Wed, Jan 29, 2020 at 10:53 AM Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes < >> > >> mercedes@okiebenz.com <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>> wrote: >> > >> >> > >>> Will the price at the pump go down? >> > >>> >> > >>> ENERGY MARKETSCoronavirus lockdown is even more bad news for >> > >>> dieselPublished: >> > >>> Wednesday, January 29, 2020 >> > >>> >> > >>> Add a severe global pathogen to the list of bad news for diesel. >> > >>> >> > >>> Two metrics for the industrial fuel that traders watch closely — its >> > >>> premium against crude, and a gauge of supply and demand — have >> > >>> collapsed >> > >>> this year. For the most part, the rout has been about >> > >> weaker-than-expected >> > >>> buying from the shipping industry and a mild winter. The novel >> > >> coronavirus >> > >>> in China, though, has exacerbated the slide because it's meant a >> > >> clampdown >> > >>> on travel that's negative for fuel demand, and a weakening of investor >> > >>> sentiment across assets. >> > >>> >> > >>> The lockdown of cities in China likely means weaker demand for diesel, >> > >> said >> > >>> Olivier Jakob, the managing director of Petromatrix GmbH in Zug, >> > >>> Switzerland. The margin, or crack, for jet fuel, has also been >> > >>> adversely >> > >>> affected. Both fuels are known as distillates. >> > >>> >> > >>> "The impact of coronavirus translates into global pressure on >> > >>> distillate >> > >>> cracks and the prices," Jakob said. >> > >>> >> > >>> Oil refiners were making $9.83 a barrel from turning crude oil into >> > >> diesel >> > >>> on Monday, the lowest in almost two years, ICE Futures Europe data >> > >>> show. >> > >>> Late last year, the same spread stood at about $15. Traders are paying >> > >>> about $1.75 a ton less for diesel in February than for March, compared >> > >> to a >> > >>> $3 premium late last year. >> > >>> >> > >>> There's similar weakness in the jet fuel market. The two products are >> > >>> closely related. Profits for producing jet fuel in Asia fell to the >> > >> lowest >> > >>> in nearly four years after a spate of travel restrictions and flight >> > >>> cancellations. >> > >>> >> > >>> "Slowing air traffic has clearly dented Chinese jet fuel demand over >> > >> recent >> > >>> days," RBC Capital Markets analysts including Michael Tran said in a >> > >>> Jan. >> > >>> 27 research note. Jet fuel has been the firmest part of China's oil >> > >> demand >> > >>> growth in recent years, averaging about 11% a year, according to Tran. >> > >>> >> > >>> The fuels are getting hit across the globe. Diesel margins in New York >> > >> sank >> > >>> to an 18-month low Monday, with concerns about the virus exacerbating >> > >>> the >> > >>> impact of a mild winter that already curtailed demand. >> > >>> >> > >>> "There's very little good news when it comes to the middle distillate >> > >> part >> > >>> of the barrel," said Steve Sawyer, director of refining at FGE, an >> > >>> energy >> > >>> consultancy. >> > >>> >> > >>> Looking forward, planned work at refineries in the Middle East — a >> > >>> region >> > >>> that sends a lot of middle distillate to Europe — should provide some >> > >>> support, he said. 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