09-20-2017, 03:52 PM
My freak-out-o-meter runs the rainbow from a mellow violet to a bloody red. It's firmly in the orange range - that is, I'm getting moderately freaked out about what is happening in the world and the US in particular (my freak-out-o-meter is especially tuned to the US since I live here).
My wife and I are moving our IRA accounts from investments in stocks and bonds to bank IRA accounts that are insured under FDIC. That could very well be an overreaction but I can't shake this feeling that it's getting more likely that things can go really wrong really fast. A couple of years of lower interest earned feels worth not risking a big chunk of the principle we have saved through giving up a lot of stuff we could have had or done.
I'm beginning to feel like I did when I was a young kid and just KNEW that there was a monster in the closet that would come out at night and get me. I'd pull my blanket over my head and I'd feel safer.
Is there a monster in the closet? I want my blankee.
My wife and I are moving our IRA accounts from investments in stocks and bonds to bank IRA accounts that are insured under FDIC. That could very well be an overreaction but I can't shake this feeling that it's getting more likely that things can go really wrong really fast. A couple of years of lower interest earned feels worth not risking a big chunk of the principle we have saved through giving up a lot of stuff we could have had or done.
I'm beginning to feel like I did when I was a young kid and just KNEW that there was a monster in the closet that would come out at night and get me. I'd pull my blanket over my head and I'd feel safer.
Is there a monster in the closet? I want my blankee.