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Liberal In Texas

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9. This is why I got the retirement assets out of the stock market after he got elected.

Reply to orangecrush (Original post)

Wed Aug 14, 2019, 05:36 PM

Aug 2019

I didn't think it was going to take almost 3 years but the volatility hasn't been a healthy sign.
Probably could have stayed in and made some returns, but didn't need the anxiety.

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