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Johnny2X2X

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14. Well, I get my 401K bonus deposited into my account in a few days

Tue Jan 20, 2026, 02:50 PM

22 hrs ago

So this could help me.

It's like $5500 of the matching that goes in once a year in January. This year it goes in this Friday or next Monday. So buy low, this blows over, and it goes back up.

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The DOW is DOWN 849.00 [View all] spanone 23 hrs ago OP

Cue the "DOW doesn't matter" crowd. MineralMan 23 hrs ago #1

I think the S&P is a better index now fujiyamasan 23 hrs ago #5

It is a more comprehensive index iemanja 20 hrs ago #28

S&p500 Down 2.04% today fujiyamasan 19 hrs ago #35

Isn't it way more volatile now? Like for the last 20 years. mr715 23 hrs ago #6

No not really - TBF 22 hrs ago #11

It matters to those of us who were FORCED to depend on it for retirement. Coventina 22 hrs ago #9

My IRA is worth substantially more than I ever would have received as a pension MichMan 19 hrs ago #36

The Dow is not the economy edhopper 22 hrs ago #10

Well... not to someone as poor as I am. OldBaldy1701E 21 hrs ago #25

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From the Lincoln Project: highplainsdem 23 hrs ago #7

Those of us who were FORCED into the stock market thru 401Ks will suffer Coventina 23 hrs ago #8

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The two financial companies I worked for: Coventina 22 hrs ago #16

I never saw a 401k that forced investors 100% into stocks MichMan 14 hrs ago #39

we could choose not to participate at all, but it wouldn't result in higher take home. n/t Coventina 13 hrs ago #41

The devaluation of the dollar will hurt all of us too, even those who are not in stocks. Scrivener7 4 hrs ago #42

I assume Bessent all shorted last week Johonny 22 hrs ago #12

Well, I get my 401K bonus deposited into my account in a few days Johnny2X2X 22 hrs ago #14

The billionaire fat cats who paid to play are making a killing Brother Buzz 22 hrs ago #15

HE'S STILL TALKING -904 spanone 22 hrs ago #17

−905.55 Now malaise 22 hrs ago #18

Hey! Doesn't this man have a job? spanone 22 hrs ago #19

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