andocas@lemmy.worldM to FIRE (Financial Independence Retire Early)@lemmy.mlEnglish · 9 months agoWeekly Discussion: 31 March 2025message-squaremessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up18arrow-down10
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minus-squareyenahmik@lemmy.worldMlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·9 months 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-up2·9 months agoI did about 2.5 months ago. Not all but most. It’s treated me very well so far.
minus-squareOpticalMoose@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·9 months 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-up2·9 months 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.