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redstatebluegirl

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2. I am 63, my husband is 10 years younger and he has more in the market than I do.

Reply to Delmette2.0 (Original post)

Fri Jan 4, 2019, 01:41 PM

Jan 2019

I am in it for the long term and hoping the market will survive Trumper. I rolled a lot of mine into his a couple of years ago. We are find with my SS and my part-time job which will last for a few years until the grant ends. I feel for those who depend on it right now.

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Watching my 401, the stock market is a f***ing yoyo. [View all] Delmette2.0 Jan 2019 OP

Money under the mattress is in a safer position ck4829 Jan 2019 #1

Until there's a fire.... A HERETIC I AM Jan 2019 #4

Hey now, your money can just disappear in the stock market too ck4829 Jan 2019 #7

LOL...not bloody likely A HERETIC I AM Jan 2019 #9

I use to put cash not under the mattress, Delmette2.0 Jan 2019 #12

I am 63, my husband is 10 years younger and he has more in the market than I do. redstatebluegirl Jan 2019 #2

I'm sitting g tight on mine, too. Delmette2.0 Jan 2019 #10

Get a good adviser Johnny2X2X Jan 2019 #13

We have, and follow his advice. redstatebluegirl Jan 2019 #18

Fortunately, most of my savings is in mutual funds bif Jan 2019 #3

I'm trying TheFarseer Jan 2019 #5

Computerized Trading acts as an accelerator for market movements el_bryanto Jan 2019 #6

And the Algo's love the magic Tech Stocks. Wellstone ruled Jan 2019 #14

High frequency trading programs can make more in a manic market like this empedocles Jan 2019 #17

Put your money in a mason jar and bury it in the back yard packman Jan 2019 #8

The problem with that scenario.... A HERETIC I AM Jan 2019 #11

At this point in many of the economic cycles, the downside risk is markedly empedocles Jan 2019 #15

It's up 800 now because of the jobs report OliverQ Jan 2019 #16