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The Velveteen Ocelot

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3. He's blaming it on everybody else, as he always does.

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Thu Jan 3, 2019, 04:34 PM

Jan 2019

The Fed chairman, the Democrats, anybody but him. Most of the time presidents don't have much direct effect on the market, but Trump's tariffs and the weird stuff he blows out his ass do cause at least temporary oscillations. Anyhow, if he wants to take credit for last year's rising DJI (which wasn't his doing), he'd better be ready to take responsibility when it falls.

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Chump has to be freaking out about this market. [View all] DemocratSinceBirth Jan 2019 OP

I'm kinda freaking out about MontanaMama Jan 2019 #1

If your horizon is ten years you should be fine. DemocratSinceBirth Jan 2019 #2

Kinda sucks for those of us who are already retired, though. The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2019 #9

He's blaming it on everybody else, as he always does. The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2019 #3

You're absolutely right and that is my fear, is that he'll announce some idiotic process/exec. ... SWBTATTReg Jan 2019 #4

Don't forget the "Glitch" he also blamed it on. politicaljunkie41910 Jan 2019 #13

Oh, cool, is it way down again? TygrBright Jan 2019 #5

What's your time horizon? DemocratSinceBirth Jan 2019 #6

We're looking at five-to-seven, possibly longer. TygrBright Jan 2019 #7

Dollar cost averaging. DemocratSinceBirth Jan 2019 #8

That plus re-investing dividends. I'm actually more concerned... TygrBright Jan 2019 #11

Two points DemocratSinceBirth Jan 2019 #12

Can't disagree with either. n/t TygrBright Jan 2019 #14

He's a Sociopath. jayfish Jan 2019 #10

it's his policies that are causing the volatility. spanone Jan 2019 #15