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kerry-is-my-prez

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8. Yep buy low, sell high.

Reply to WarGamer (Reply #5)

Mon Nov 18, 2024, 05:38 PM

Nov 18

The tough part is guessing which of the low stocks are going to end up high. Then resisting buying stocks when they go up, only to have them tick down lower and lower.

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All right...so what's the down & dirty on investments/stocks for us "little people" [View all] FirstLight Nov 18 OP

"am I best off cashing everything out and holding onto the cash in January?" No. nt LexVegas Nov 18 #1

S&P 500 index funds have done well for me, but who knows about the future Walleye Nov 18 #2

my 401k is up around 30% Arger68 Nov 18 #3

If you are at least 10 years from retirement then I would suggest walkingman Nov 18 #4

We've been "due" for a recession for years. WarGamer Nov 18 #5

Yep buy low, sell high. kerry-is-my-prez Nov 18 #8

I'm also worried about the stock market, but I'm not planning any major changes just yet. Lonestarblue Nov 18 #6

They keep saying "the markets going to crash" and it doesn't. kerry-is-my-prez Nov 18 #11

I don't have a 401K, never had any job that stable or good... FirstLight Nov 18 #7

A lot of people are in the same boat. We have a 401k at work but most don't invest in it. kerry-is-my-prez Nov 18 #10

You are very lucky yo live in such a wonderful place. I hope nothing but good things are in your future. walkingman Nov 18 #15

Holding steady. MissB Nov 18 #9

Private for-Profit Prisons Kid Berwyn Nov 18 #12

I too have a boatload of communication stock HAB911 Nov 18 #13

I have a fidelity account where you can research stocks and then I back it up by going to investment sites and googling. kerry-is-my-prez Nov 18 #14