- Entry
- $397.21
- Final
- $375.53 -5.5%
- Target
- —
- Score
- -0.55
My first trading account was set up and funded LITERALLY as the '08 financial crisis crash was beginning. I was so excited to trade I literally unloaded all my funds into stocks within a couple of days to weeks. The chart now doesn't look dramatic but you don't know what it's like to watch your portfolio literally melt away to nothing during a real crash. I'm not talking to the 0dte yolo crowd. I'm talking trying to invest for real. …
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Advice to those new scared investors from someone who's been there
· r/stocks
· Feb 6, 2026