andocas@lemmy.worldM to FIRE (Financial Independence Retire Early)@lemmy.mlEnglish · 4 days agoWeekly Discussion: 31 March 2025message-squaremessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up18arrow-down10
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minus-squareyenahmik@lemmy.worldMlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 days agoHad dinner at my parents house last night. My dad asked if I sold all my stocks to invest in bonds. No dad, why would I do that? -_-
minus-squareillegible@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 days agoI did about 2.5 months ago. Not all but most. It’s treated me very well so far.
minus-squareOpticalMoose@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·18 hours agoI haven’t sold anything, but looking at today’s after-hours, I kind of wish I did. I have a feeling this is going to be a long summer.
minus-squareyenahmik@lemmy.worldMlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·13 minutes agoThe challenge being, even if you had sold to avoid the dip, would you be able to time buying back in before the recovery? You have to get it right twice to be better off than if you had just stayed invested.
Had dinner at my parents house last night. My dad asked if I sold all my stocks to invest in bonds. No dad, why would I do that? -_-
I did about 2.5 months ago. Not all but most. It’s treated me very well so far.
I haven’t sold anything, but looking at today’s after-hours, I kind of wish I did. I have a feeling this is going to be a long summer.
The challenge being, even if you had sold to avoid the dip, would you be able to time buying back in before the recovery?
You have to get it right twice to be better off than if you had just stayed invested.