I was ambivalent about Friday's action, but for a different/selfish reason. Most of my VERB is in my IRA. I do have some in my Roth IRA but was/am planning on doing a iRA/Roth conversion at some point this year. Had I done it earlier in the year (prior to the almost triple we have experienced), I would ultimately be paying a lot less in taxes down the road. Oh well, as a very smart person once said: Having to pay a lot in taxes is generally a good problem to have (because it means you made a lot of money).