Scholarship table
Y'all are talking numbers while 4ever is talking about his feelings, that's why there's a disconnect
Not to mention it got the boomers/fox news crowd all riled up.There were posts about the shoplifting/crime epidemic by our resident dentists at the time the original articles were coming out
I have been away from here for 5 years, nothing much has changed. Interesting how my ignore list remains functional. The world has changed, but some people are still in their silo.My respite was wonderful.
You last posted in 2021
Someone want to let 4elders know that slight rises for inflation are how the system is designed and YOY is expected at 2%-3%.If he doesn't know this, he should probably shut up and drill.
I've talked to a few older conservatives that have had a lot of their money pulled out of the market for this entire bull run because they're waiting for some market crash because of the 'weak economy'. Certain news outlets are going to ruin the retirement of quite a few people. Hopefully the folks here have their money managed by someone that's emotionally stable.
Maybe the guy that told us AAPL has peaked can chime in and tell us what is next for this market.
SkatastrophyI was out of the market in 2022 and only began nibbling back in late spring. Roughly 75% in since July and definitely missed out more than I should have. My gut tells me I cost myself a bit and learned a lesson on trying to outsmart the market.I won’t give my thoughts on the economy(again) but very happy for anyone that had a great 2023 in the market. Fingers crossed the trend is everyone’s friend.
Skatastrophy I fully understand every word in your post and do not disagree. Again, I won’t get into my feelings on the economy as whole, but I 100% went with my core belief. I was right in 2022 and hurt myself in 2023. Again, I do not disagree with anything you said and very sound advice. Full disclosure, my wife was 100% in the market the whole time and that is part of my reason for rolling the dice last year.
SkatastrophyYou might have me mistaken for 82. I have zero interest in politics and wish my interest could go lower. I have learned that my belief on the economy does not make it reality. The fact that I cannot believe how the vast majority of American's can afford housing, car payments, student loans, food and cost of raising a family really is just an opinion and the economic reports strongly indicate I am wrong.Again, if you thought I risked losing on the market due to politics, you missed the target by a very wide margin. Thanks for the sound advice of keeping politics out of my retirement planning. I will 100% continue to follow that advice.
Bidenomics at its best, hey?