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Today its official: Every single market index is in the red over the last 12 months. Only the Dow was in the green until this morning, no longer.
this am the Dow was still in the green for the last 12 months, I literally checked at 8 am. Amazingly, incredibly it got into the red due to a 2k fall SP500 -6% over last 12 mo. Nasdaq -5.7% Russ 2000 -4% etc. All gains from the last year …
Bought 25k worth of VTI. Couldn't let this pass
I felt like this is an opportunity and I have some money sitting on the sidelines, so I couldn't let the day pass. It will probably fall some more, but it always comes back and I won't pull the money. so 100 shares at $248 per share it is. Onward …
Poker Legend Missed Out on $80M Investment Opportunity
Phil Hellmuth, one of the greatest poker players of all time, missed out on an $80 million investment opportunity. Here's a podcast discussing the blunder: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afC7Z-lsYEY&ab\_channel=PokerNews](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afC7Z-lsYEY&ab_channel=PokerNews)
The market’s plunging—who DCA’d during major crashes and came out ahead (until now)? I’d love to hear your stories.
We’re seeing some serious red right now, and it got me thinking—who here stuck to dollar-cost averaging (DCA) during the big COVID crash, or any other major drop in recent years? If you rode the wave down and back up (at least until this current dip), what did that journey …
move all to cash and stay put
wife and I are tired, 53 and 52. we had 2 million in invest in accounts at the being of the year. Now 1.8 million after yesterday, will be more after today(4/3/25). accounts are 2 Roth IRAs, 2 IRAs. taxable account, wife has 2 state of Florida accounts(401K and 403B), …
Too late to move to bonds?
Well we all see what's happening here, no need for me to state it. Question though, too late now to move to bonds? Current allocation of an IRA that has lost A LOT of value over the last two days is approximately 80% equities, 20% bonds. Thoughts/opinions/advice would be greatly …
How can a market ever be over bought?
The comments that “it’s about time”, “that bubble grew too big and went on too long”, etc. Given institutional money drives the price of the market and retail investors make up like 10%, how is it that the market is ever overvalued? The trades that lead up to the final …
Do you think this is a temporary bottom right now?
Clearly, the market has dropped to insanely in reaction to everything. Do you think this will be the bottom for right now? Or do you think come next week it will have more to plummet? Also, at what plane could Congress overrule Trump in case things get too out of …
AI forecasts of VOO are a joke
As of April 4, 2025, the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) has a 12-month average price target of $668.21, with analysts generally recommending a "Moderate Buy". Here's a more detailed breakdown: • Analyst Consensus: The consensus among analysts is a "Moderate Buy" for VOO. • Average Price Target: The average …
How to know when to invest in dips?
I am by no means an actual investor but since all the stocks are dropping I thought it would be a good time to invest, I’m thinking about investing in apple stocks (19.09% drop in past month) but I don’t know when the right time is? Should I wait for …