Thread regarding AT&T layoffs

@2pvy, don't have a clue what "morally righteous" is supposed to mean grasshopper. If being blunt and honest "translates" to that, then I will plead guilty as charged. But if you have a CFP to guide you, let's look at your retirement advise and I will run "moral" roughshod on you.

My retirement is set in stone, is yours? Now THAT part sounded "morally righteous! Bye Grasshopper.

Obviously your skill at being morally righteous does not translate in to financial planning.

@1umw, my fault for being unclear, I was tired. The "portion" of my paycheck was relatively small and it was split among three financial vehicles. Stable Value being one and holding the lions share, and I agree absolutely having a CFP, and I do....he has asked me to consider scaling back, but it's a standout evil I own. Once retired, no more investing in 401k.

That said, I have Dollar Cost Averaged the entire way and stock splits did a lot of the heavy lifting. Sounds like I'm justifying, huh? Ok, you and my CFP win, I will give him a call ;)

Ljvj, if you are investing your 401k money into your own company stock, then you are committing to the biggest that pretty much every financial guru warns about. You are putting all of your retirement plans into your company. You should rethink that strategy, talk to someone with some financial knowledge. Just my two cents worth.

I am not sure I would like Randy boy to have access to my pension and stock /retirement plan, what happens when a company goes bankrupt Or cronies decide that you didn't earned that pension you worked your entire life for?

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this stock is bound to underperform, I know people do not want to hear this, acting like T is the only stock out here

First, @hjh, "waterfront property," really? In poor taste and spoken like someone that has never lived on a vulnerable coastline, and certainly never suffered their aftermath. Time to think before you post.

Full disclosure time, to @QDU I must admit that I am one of your "idiots that have T long term." I have paid into my 401K every month for over 30 years and buying T (as only a portion of my monthly pay) and in return, has given me matching dollars up to a specified limit and a generous dividend that I watched as more and more stocks we're bought on auto pilot. No speculation, and getting "rich overnight" was not an issue because this was in my 401K, a tax deferred vehicle that is not meant to be touched for many years whether you're still with T or not.

For everyone else who is a T employee, and regardless of your career life expectancy, remember that T is not a fancy stock, not one to be compaired to an Apple and certainly the last time I checked, Apple was not offered in my 401K so why compare them.

T should be at least some portion of your 401K, and since you can't touch your 401K until a specified age anyway, as it is tax deferred, what's the rush, kick back, relax. While i am waiting to put both feet out the door (with or without a package) and retire, I have consistently bought shares, inside my 401K, every month and every year, no matter the market. No market timing, no panic during the last three recessions.

The company was breaking up as I was coming in, by federal decree, and going through growing pains (in many ways, like now) then as laws changed T began to merge (with former satellite companies) and take on debt, like now. Between '87 & '98 T had three stock splits and we never saw them coming, it was a nice surprise. Right now T is acting in a similar fashion and you may never see the opportunities coming either.

Who knows where T's fate is headed, but Randy won't be there forever....T probably will outlive us all but T alone, as a part of retirement, may one day supply a decent portion of your income, as dividends, no matter the stock price. Slow and easy, be patient and see the big picture.

If you think a T stock bump is a sure thing, I have great water front property in Houston for sale.

I tell you what smm, you buy $1000.00 worth of T stock and I'll buy $1000.00 worth of Apple stock. We'll meet back here September 7, 2018 and compare what we have made/lost. Deal?

Time to buy it up if you want to make some money. With the Time Warner acquisition it's sure to up when it closes

Is not a stock valuation problem, is the management and culture, how to screw customers, The idiots that have T stock long term, while speculators get rich overnight, Buy,But,Buy

Time warner Inc ...RIP

this is amazing, where are the synergies they talked about during the DTV Merger, so far they are keeping their mouth shut... but it's fascinating,” Eveyone is silent

Although AT&T doesn’t plan to immediately rock the boat, both companies will be forced to adapt to industry shifts. “Is change sometimes uncomfortable for people irrespective of what culture they're steeped in?” he said. “Yes.” Specially when AT&T is involved