Stock Market is for Suckers?

[sweeps]

All my accounts are 100% stocks. In fact I just bought more VTSMX for my kids' college funds. If the ship's going down, I'm going down with it.

[Snodog]

There are no guarentees in this life. There have been times in the past over long periods where the stock market has performed poorly. Like 1929-1954, and 1966-1982 and it looks like were in a stretch like that now 2000-?. But I will take my chances and keep investing.

[tripods68]

All my accounts are 100% stocks. In fact I just bought more VTSMX for my kids' college funds. If the ship's going down, I'm going down with it.

Way too aggressive...do you have some sort of death wish?

[Bernz]

I learned a lesson big time. I don't listen to the experts anymore. I am still investing relying on my own expertise and so far so good. And, just like what Snodog said... I also take my chances but to a certain extent.

[reptile411]

I really learned my lesson and lost quite a bit several years ago. I am for sure buying right now in hopes to make a killing but who knows. I use to look at stocks as a source of income, get rich quick, early retirement or what ever you want to call it. Now its all just a big game to me. Is like monopoly, can be frustrating but if I loose who cares, if I win great. I stopped a log time ago putting money in that I COULD NOT afford to loose. Now I just invest what I wont miss. I did fairly well up until the colaps of our economy and now I am about %30 down across the board but as I said I am buying now or watching to buy soon so hopefully picking up a few shares here and there at the dirt cheep prices they are now will improve my overall investment when the market get back up to pace.

[gambler2075]

I learned a lesson big time. I don't listen to the experts anymore. I am still investing relying on my own expertise and so far so good. And, just like what Snodog said... I also take my chances but to a certain extent.

Actually, much better than not listening to the experts is realizing that the majority of the time, they are a perfect contrarian indicator, but usually you should wait a short period of time after they tell you to sell, in order to buy.

Works for me.

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