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22. You're absolutely right. When I was in grad school, I was able to take a one-credit course on

Reply to madville (Reply #7)

Tue May 10, 2022, 05:56 AM

May 2022

investing strategies. Our instructor was a retired broker that offered his observations.

The vast majority of amateur investors will almost always act too late, thereby selling low and buying high.
and
Bulls make money, bears make money, pigs get slaughtered.

Another friend offered a sure-fire way to make a small fortune in the stock market:

Step one, start with a large fortune....

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Dow falls more than 600 points, S&P 500 tumbles below 4,000 to the lowest level in a year [View all] bluewater May 2022 OP

I'm no expert but I think the Fed is only one factor. spooky3 May 2022 #1

It's the fed hueymahl May 2022 #17

Obviously, I disagree. Nt spooky3 May 2022 #18

Fuck XanaDUer2 May 2022 #2

Many stocks were way too dependent on low rates and overvalued IronLionZion May 2022 #3

I agree. Haggard Celine May 2022 #6

S&P 500 still 5.1% above failed coup guy's last close, Jan 19, 2021 progree May 2022 #4

Grew less than half of inflation since Jan 2021 MichMan May 2022 #9

Yeah, I think about that a lot. And then my bond funds going down in nominal terms and progree May 2022 #12

My ARM just recalculated, and went up by the 2% cap, adding another $1,400 a year I pay. TheBlackAdder May 2022 #5

Ouch madville May 2022 #8

Good buying opportunities and don't panic sell madville May 2022 #7

So far. twodogsbarking May 2022 #11

I've increased my 401K contributions IronLionZion May 2022 #14

I still have 10-15 years to invest madville May 2022 #26

You're absolutely right. When I was in grad school, I was able to take a one-credit course on 24601 May 2022 #22

Fed has propped up the house of cards for 35 years bucolic_frolic May 2022 #10

If I were one of the surgeons operating on Putin, Turbineguy May 2022 #13

We need better news for the mid-terms 867-5309. May 2022 #15

Companies can't borrow their way to growth anymore. edhopper May 2022 #16

I got out when Orange Julius was threatening "fire and fury like the world has never seen." Evolve Dammit May 2022 #19

From Aug 8, 2017 to today's close, the Total U.S. stock market increased 1.69-fold progree May 2022 #20

What, me worry? Aussie105 May 2022 #21

Might be time for me to make a significant buy. Loki Liesmith May 2022 #23

And....when it goes back up 600 points today or the next there will be...silence Bengus81 May 2022 #24

Food and gas prices are the REAL INFLATION,what are the Feds doing about that?? Bengus81 May 2022 #25