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Maraya1969

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1. I lost a lot too but then I look at what my house is going for and it's kind of
Thu Sep 22, 2022, 08:15 PM
Sep 2022

a wash. Plus I realize that the stock market will go up and down. I just don't look at it as much when it's going down.

Also I still feel very fortunate to have a retirement at all. Because a lot of people don't.

I've lost 30% [View all] zipplewrath Sep 2022 OP
I lost a lot too but then I look at what my house is going for and it's kind of Maraya1969 Sep 2022 #1
Yes, a society is judged on how they treat the less fortunate among us Walleye Sep 2022 #2
I also know the market can go up True Blue American Sep 2022 #12
I have learned not to panic over the stock market. Walleye Sep 2022 #13
Republicans are threatening to gut it all if they win. True Blue American Sep 2022 #20
Last year I gained about 10% viva la Sep 2022 #3
I have posted before: ret5hd Sep 2022 #4
I have always been told maxrandb Sep 2022 #5
Exactly. nt TeamProg Sep 2022 #7
Until you hit age 70 and a half, soldierant Sep 2022 #27
30% ?! Yikes. Something is wrong. If you invested any time before the last two years you should TeamProg Sep 2022 #6
This zipplewrath Sep 2022 #11
The Dow topped at 36,000 edhopper Sep 2022 #24
Agrressively invested zipplewrath Sep 2022 #29
I see edhopper Sep 2022 #34
Much like the opposite. True Blue American Sep 2022 #15
The value of my investments are probably down 20% too. But since I haven't sold them I doc03 Sep 2022 #8
I understand. PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2022 #9
We always looked forward to that max out time. As if you got a raise. True Blue American Sep 2022 #18
Over time, the Dow gains 10%. Sometimes more, sometimes less, sometimes a negative number. PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2022 #30
I just left Spectrum True Blue American Sep 2022 #31
Good post. Got out when Orange Chosen One was threatening "fire and fury". It's legalized gambling Evolve Dammit Sep 2022 #10
No, it is not "gambling".... brooklynite Sep 2022 #17
I think 1929 would dispute that Evolve Dammit Sep 2022 #38
I lost nothing. You only lose if you have to sell at a loss JohnSJ Sep 2022 #14
I watched many get scared True Blue American Sep 2022 #19
A good number of people panic and do that. Some have to because they need the money JohnSJ Sep 2022 #22
I have too, BUT... brooklynite Sep 2022 #16
Now in my 70s and find that I'm multigraincracker Sep 2022 #21
I am in the same place as you are. llmart Sep 2022 #25
Your edhopper Sep 2022 #23
My portfolio is down 17% over the last 2years. That just means prices are going down before the next Bucky Sep 2022 #26
"Trickle up" is actually called the multiplier effect Warpy Sep 2022 #28
If you do not have the money, do not buy. True Blue American Sep 2022 #32
Oh, hell, just invest in a paperback cookbook and learn how to cook Warpy Sep 2022 #36
I have done scratch cooking True Blue American Sep 2022 #39
My own mother hated cooking and it showed Warpy Sep 2022 #40
Sorry my post was messed up. True Blue American Sep 2022 #42
speculation is speculation because its speculative. if you invest, invest long term & leave it alone FreepFryer Sep 2022 #33
I've lost nothing Johnny2X2X Sep 2022 #35
I have been out of the market for a long time. Dysfunctional Sep 2022 #37
I just did the math, I am down 23% but RazzleCat Sep 2022 #41
Yes, sounds like a lot of profit True Blue American Sep 2022 #43
To be prepared to lose up to 50% at any given time PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2022 #44
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