Posted on 10/16/2018 1:13:11 PM PDT by pacificus
control of Congress With the odds for a blue wave fading, the market is pricing in a split Congress after the mid-term election, and strategists expect stocks to rally no matter the outcome. However, on the outside chance Republicans sweep, the market could actually do better in the year after the election. For the bond market, strategists see slightly higher rates if Republicans win both houses because of the prospect of more tax cuts and more U.S. debt
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Told you all what happened last week was just a fluke, just about markets stabilizing yet some were worried I wasn’t..look at the market today its BOOMING and all thanks to our amazing President!!
Democrats on YouTube had pretty effective adds about how DeSantis or Rick Scott want to steal “ your “ school and healthcare, and then all of a sudden I see Pocahontas making ads about how everyone in her family thinks she is a great Indian...
Lmao... go Warren!! is all I can say, What a bunch of irrelevant crap.
Betting on the strong HORSE.
Believe me, the stock market is NOT going to rally if the Demonrats take the HOR. I think we are looking at a 20% correction, minimum, if that were to happen.
The whole market appears to be a loser's game for the average person. That would be me.
“The whole market appears to be a loser’s game for the average person.”
If you treat it like a slot machine — yes, you’re right. Trying to time the market is for losers.
If you invest periodically and leave it invested for decades - the stock market IS for the average person — IF the investor has discipline and guts.
True.
I have done exactly as you describe, my friend, and what kills me is that, some how, some way, no matter what brokerage I have used, they all share a common property: You can and will lose in a matter of weeks the gains that took years to accumulate.
What's your wisdom on that?
Moved my money yesterday.
100% stock.
Ooh, that's gambling! Better to diversify. Of course you may have a loser among them, but overall you'll be safer. I'm diversified among stocks, bonds, money market, and metals. And I go conservative with stock portfolios, not high risk. Been making great gains over the last forty years that way. Don't put all your apples in one cart, lest you lose it all.
I move it around. Pushing 15% over the last 2 years.
Indexed mutual funds. The lazy mans way to investing. They are the way to go for most - including me.
I had been 100% into stocks but moved out of them almost entirely this summer. Had some great returns over last few years but a correction is due.
We just had a correction in stocks. It'll be rising again. Traditionally, the stock market will have a correction in October. However, it has not crashed in a mid-term election year. Late 2019 might be a time to worry, but not now. The way to make money on stocks is to ride it long term, and not worry about dips here and there.
When everyone is saying to jump into something, is the time to be cautious. Several years ago people were saying to jump into metals, and it sunk after that. Only now is it recovering. That's why I say diversify. I have some money in silver and gold, and I'm waiting for it to climb again, but stock gains more than made up for any declines in some metals I have. Don't pull out of the stocks entirely, as it is a good hedge against inflation.
I’ve been playin this game since 87’.
Trump is 100% market.
If the libtards win I will pull out.
I wasn’t worried but the Fed seems hell-bent on making up for lost time now that we have a conservative in the WH....the real upside is that the Trump economy is able to withstand quite an onslaught....and our savings accounts will start earning a bit more interest and there will be no more talk about institutions CHARGING interest to leave their money with them...
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