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Bluestocking

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8. My 401k is in the most conservative safe investment

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Sun Aug 10, 2025, 04:53 PM

Aug 2025

I know it is not stocks but I get a consistent 2.11% return that continues to grow and never goes down. With my employers 50% match it is good enough for me. Everyone around me who insists on investing in the market are losing money.

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Does the Stock Market Know Something We Don't? [View all] applegrove Aug 2025 OP

Like investing in tulip bulbs multigraincracker Aug 2025 #1

Yes, the market moonscape Aug 2025 #2

They should be investing in people RainCaster Aug 2025 #3

You rock!! applegrove Aug 2025 #4

Maybe because these people are B essing each other. Flash953 Aug 2025 #5

I agree they are investing in the market because there is so much extreme wealth questionseverything Aug 2025 #6

Market thinks -- maybe "hopes" is a better term -- we will survive. Silent Type Aug 2025 #7

My 401k is in the most conservative safe investment Bluestocking Aug 2025 #8

that doesn't square with either what's been happening stopdiggin Aug 2025 #10

Whose losing money on the market? Happy Hoosier Aug 2025 #11

I had a theory once Metaphorical Aug 2025 #9

Methinks it's in a bubble. . . DinahMoeHum Aug 2025 #12