zzyzzx said: CoffeeEater said: I think its time to get out of stocks completely.
I think you need to do some reading about how stocks fared after the 1987 crash.
You're living in the past. It's 2007 now and stocks are taking a beating. I'm moving all my money to my GMAC account. 5% guaranteed. I don't have to deal with Dick Cheney or Chinese stock market. I get money credited every month. What's easier than that? Booyah!
Predictable decline after unsustainable gains this year - necessary to shake out the newbies who've been appearing here with questions like, "I want to get started investing in stocks...", "Can anyone tell me a good book about stock investing?", or, the best one, "Should I invest my B/T in mutual funds?" History tells us that "hand-wringers" and portfolio "micro-managers" have nearly always done far worse over time than "simple-minded" snoozers.
CoffeeEater said: sfchris said: What was the percentage crash in 1987? 30%? This is a minor selloff by comparison.
In 2007 dollars, the percentage would be about 5%. You need to adjust for inflation.
What????
% drop is % drop.
This is a 3%-4% drop, 1987 was a 30% drop. You do not adjust for inflation. The only thing that is "inflated" is that a 500 pt drop is the end of the world. The Dow was at ~2000 points the last time it dropped 500. Now it is 12,000+.
Do people think it will bounce back or continue declining tomorrow? Get out the magic-8 ball. I am gonna throw some money in, not sure if I should do it today or tomorrow.
I'm predicting gradual sliding down for the rest of the week. But 6-12 months from now everyone on here is going to be bragging about how they got in next week.
CoffeeEater said: zzyzzx said: CoffeeEater said: I think its time to get out of stocks completely.
I think you need to do some reading about how stocks fared after the 1987 crash.
You're living in the past. It's 2007 now and stocks are taking a beating. I'm moving all my money to my GMAC account. 5% guaranteed. I don't have to deal with Dick Cheney or Chinese stock market. I get money credited every month. What's easier than that? Booyah!
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