NOMOFO
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• While it’s true the teams in the NFC championship game will have to adjust once their QB’s rookie contracts are up and it’s true they have higher priced FAs about hit to the market, I don’t get the emphasis on those teams’ coming “cap hell” (not only in this thread). It’s just a different form of risk they’re taking as opposed to Thompson. The Ravens won their “bet” and had to blow up their Super Bowl team after winning it, but so what? They achieved the ultimate goal. So some teams gamble short term knowing they’ll have to reload fairly often. Thompson’s gamble is the Packers are in the hunt nearly every season and his mostly young roster comes together to win it all every few years. A lot goes into winning a title beyond just the roster. Packers fans know all too well the part injuries can play. And then there’s team chemistry. The teams considered among the four best this season are subject to an injury or two next season that could spoil their chances for a title.
• rodell330, you really don’t want to concede the obvious point that adambr2’s “Team A” has been more successful over the past 4 seasons? It’s an obvious point, why not agree?
• NOMOFO, worst analogy this year. Now January isn’t over yet but still… BTW, what is a “guaranteed” investment in the stock market? And wouldn’t Thompson’s 40-50-10 mix be riskier than a 20-20-60 mix in normal market conditions because growth (50% vs. 20%) is riskier than income or “guaranteed”? Or are you saying Thompson takes more risks than what “rodell330 and others” are suggesting?
lol... "Portfolio". Guaranteed interest in the entire "investment portfolio". Ahhhhhhh... a man of my own heart. Of course... I knew that with your sig line! In lies the key point my grasshoppa. We have to look at the TOTAL portfolio. Ted's is a much more conservative approach given the guaranteed portion and only 10% income. Income stocks are not guaranteed.
TT haters want to get paid NOW, they're looking for income/results NOW, at the expense of future consistent GROWTH. The larger point, people that don't get what dollar cost averaging means and jump all over the spectrum of investing options, end up getting a portfolio that's completely hosed.
I love Ted's investment strategy and it's clear he understands what dollar cost averaging is.