Don't look now, Stock Market is Crashing (Fidelity, paycheck, gains)

[moguldreamer]

Originally Posted by Florida2014

I'd like to know a time in the last 50 years where there hasn't been some sort of conflict in the Middle East.

Maybe: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camp_David_Accords

[Florida2014]

Originally Posted by moguldreamer

Maybe: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camp_David_Accords

I'm sure someone here would have found reason to not invest at that particular moment in time. High interest rates? Democratic POTUS? Killer bee invasion?

[move4ward]

The market recovered in 3 to 41 days from geopolitical events from 2000-2021. See attachment.

Betting on a long-term crash is swimming against the current.

[lottamoxie]

I like that chart, move4ward. Thanks for sharing it!

[mathjak107]

what a difference about 90 days made .

people were bailing out and thinking they would jump in even lower and surprise , new highs were hit instead

by missing some great gains one can never make that up since now all future compounding is on a smaller balance .

interesting results when missing some of the best days is looked at because you not only lost that years gains , you lost all future gains on that money .

if one could miss even just most of the worst days they would blow buffett away .

but no one has succdonethat enough .

not missing the best days is easy . just be invested

[BigCityDreamer]

This thread didn’t age too well.

[mathjak107]

as usual , it was very costly for those who thought they could beat mr market at his own game

[FREE866]

Funny how in the media we arent seeing the Carter Worths or Jonathan Krasinsky's of the world talking about charts and moving averages predicting doom and gloom. Pisses me off these people that dont manage money get paid to be in the spotlight preaching fear.


The bottom line is that unless you just have FU money the biggest risks to obtaining your long term investment goals isnt a bear market. Stocks long term annualized return of 10 % INCLUDES bear markets. Bigger risk? missing bull returns.

[mathjak107]

Fear takes just volatility and the turns it in to real risk

People bail out and or miss those big up days

Few sell at the top

Most of those who bail get frustrated after we have fallen quite a bit

That chart is very telling because most don’t realize it isn’t just that years gains they miss

Missing those big ups take their toll forever and can’t be made up

[dcfas]

My investments have significantly outpaced my earned income over the last 30 days. And I make a pretty good wage.