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agingdem

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15. I get great financial advise

Reply to Johnny2X2X (Reply #4)

Tue May 26, 2020, 02:27 PM

May 2020

when everyone was losing money during the recession (the last one) I made money..I have a mix.. heavier in bonds.....when I first started investing I was in it for the long run...didn't freak with every dip...my long run has gotten a whole lot shorter and I'm doing fine...

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Dow jumps above 25,000. Only down 12% for the year. USA! USA! [View all] yellowcanine May 2020 OP

Yeah Johnny2X2X May 2020 #1

I get pissed when people cheer the market when it "crashes" agingdem May 2020 #2

Same here Walleye May 2020 #3

You got horrible financial advice Johnny2X2X May 2020 #4

Not too late change, in fact best time since February to change -l quickly. empedocles May 2020 #5

you got that right. riverbendviewgal May 2020 #6

Te basic rule is subtract your age from 100, and that's tells you your ideal mix Johnny2X2X May 2020 #8

I get great financial advise agingdem May 2020 #15

Awesome Johnny2X2X May 2020 #16

" based on fake news of a vaccine being close." 👈🏽👈🏽👈🏽 THIS !!! I'm being beat up on short ... uponit7771 May 2020 #13

Give it a couple of weeks. Squinch May 2020 #7

That's Alright - Tomorrow The Market Will Be Down Again..... global1 May 2020 #9

It's not a question of cheering for a crash. Investors should want the markets to reflect reality. Yavin4 May 2020 #10

Goes to show that the stock market is divorced from the everyday reality of most people Politicub May 2020 #11

I have my money under the mattress Chainfire May 2020 #12

Why shouldn't the market be racing to the top Chainfire May 2020 #14