Replies to post #38469 on A.I.M. Users Bulletin Board (AIMUSERS)

[SFSecurity]

Hi Tom,

So, Grabber said we made 27%, but he didn't indicate in what time frame. That's because AIM 'reacts' to market price change, it doesn't time it or predict it. If the old horse carries us to town and that is our goal, then we can't criticize the old horse for not being as fast as a young horse. If we accomplish our goal, then we don't have to worry about time.

While I agree with most of what you say, here I disagree.

If you are headed to the store to pick up a quart of milk it matters how long it takes to get there as they might be closed when you get there if you ride the old, slow horse. True, it does not matter all that much exactly when you get there as long as the store is open. Your desired choice of 1%, 2% or whole milk is irrelevant to the store hours. You need to make up your mind what you are buying AND the store has to be open to have some for your cereal come morning.

AIM helps in selecting the right milk and the price you are willing to pay for it but you still need to get to the stock market to place your order to put some food on the table. If you are not earning enough during the day you will wind up like the Germans did in the 1920's, needing wheelbarrows to buy bread. Time mattered then and it does now.

Not a huge deal for the most part, but time, and its assistants, has a way of stealing our bread and milk.

Best,

Allen

[SFSecurity]

Hi Tom, In poking around just now I found:

Three things are usually considered the basics of investment goals:
1) Price Appreciation over Time
2) Dividend Capture over Time
3) Profitable Volatility Capture over Time

You want to guess who said the above? I agree, no fair but I found it too funny given the recent discussion about time.

As you said in http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=91085558

AIM is a method for implementing successfully #3. It works fine with either #1 or #2, but those shouldn't be ignored. Note the inclusion of the word "profitable" in the Volatility Capture item.

BTW, I noticed a picture of Port Washington in one of your posts. I'm guessing that is your Main Street view, right?

Best,

Allen