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Personal Finance and Investing

PoindexterOglethorpe

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5. Just don't try to time the market.

Reply to brush (Original post)

Thu May 6, 2021, 11:45 AM

May 2021

Yes, it goes up and it goes down but the long term trend is up. If you really do think there will be a downturn in the near future, just don't invest everything all at once. And if there is a downturn, don't start selling. That big hit we had last March simply didn't last that long. I know that any number of people here decided that when Trump was elected the market would surely crash and they sold everything. And missed out on good returns.

Another thing to look at would be investing in stocks that pay dividends.

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Yesterday some with 80k wanted advice on how to get $400 monthly... [View all] brush May 2021 OP

Seeking Alpha is a good resource jmbar2 May 2021 #1

Thank you so much. brush May 2021 #2

Average rate if return for good mutual funds is 7 percent long term JT45242 May 2021 #3

What if you're looking for month checks to supplement SS and othe income? brush May 2021 #4

Just don't try to time the market. PoindexterOglethorpe May 2021 #5

I googled "monthly dividend etf strategies" bucolic_frolic May 2021 #6