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[alarmguy]

First (edit) DuckDuckGo result is below and the top 8 results are about the outage today.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/online-trading-downdetector-charles-schwab-fidelity/


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Yeah, didnt think to do a search but the common person reading the headlines on Fox and Fox Business, CNN and CNBC and the BBC saw no mention of it and I was looking for it. I only learned about it in BITOG. *LOL*

Meaning, you had to know to look for it and do a search as you did but if you didnt know it was happening, you wouldnt know to search and have no idea it was happening.
Im sure as the day goes on we will see it in the mainstream ...

 

[SC Maintenance]

Sold most of my aggressive longs friday. Sold the rest this AM. Glad I did. Everything I have now are long term holds.

Thinking of selling my XOM. Well, have been thinking of doing so for a month. I don't have the heart. Its been so good to me. If you love something let it go, and buy it back at a lower price is a saying correct?

The market is rising off its lows all morning. Dead cat bounce tomorrow. Too soon to crash / too long till November.

 

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Yeah, didnt think to do a search but the common person reading the headlines on Fox and Fox Business, CNN and CNBC and the BBC I saw no mention of it and I was looking for it. Meaning, you had to know to look for it and do a search as you did but if you didnt know it was happening, you wouldnt know to search.

Which is even more evidence the fix was in. If some unknown stock goes up 5% its headline news. If all retail investors are locked out - its a non event. We are the Muppets to them.

 

[JHZR2]

My 401k went all cash friday. My sympathies for folks today here. There is a bottom somewhere but as always when/where. I was rather appalled to see how low Intel is vs other bloated shares.

I shifted some to bonds on Friday. Maybe that will bite me. But it was a speculative play anticipating long term rate drops. Some of that was probably priced in but tbd…

 

[JHZR2]

Sold most of my aggressive longs friday. Sold the rest this AM. Glad I did. Everything I have now are long term holds.

Thinking of selling my XOM. Well, have been thinking of doing so for a month. I don't have the heart. Its been so good to me. If you love something let it go, and buy it back at a lower price is a saying correct?

The market is rising off its lows all morning. Dead cat bounce tomorrow. Too soon to crash / too long till November.

XOM has been going through my mind too. I let the div reinvest so it’s hard to let go when I know I’ll be buying more shares cheaper.

 

[Pablo]

If you or your portfolio can't handle a ____% loss then you need a less risky portfolio.

I have no issue with a 1% drop. 2% and I'm jumping out the window!!!






(I'm kidding, don't jump)

 

[PWMDMD]

If you or your portfolio can't handle a ____% loss then you need a less risky portfolio.

I have no issue with a 1% drop. 2% and I'm jumping out the window!!!






(I'm kidding, don't jump)

Exactly, I have my fair share of problems in life but up and down squiggles in the market right now ain't one of them.

 

[alarmguy]

If you or your portfolio can't handle a ____% loss then you need a less risky portfolio.

I have no issue with a 1% drop. 2% and I'm jumping out the window!!!






(I'm kidding, don't jump)

Im ok with this, not thrilled but I got you beat, HA!
Just the same as if I was up this amount by the early afternoon, one day doesnt define the weeks, months and years of trading. It is ironic though, first time I jump into individual tech stocks, I get hit, though that is not all I own. I was flying high though as of early July, oh well, still up 3.25% over the last 3 months and 14.25% over the last 6 months. I just HATE donating to the tech crowd *LOL*
(-2.79%) As of 1:30PM today

 

[jetman]

like all mainstream media, the talking heads are handed a script to read by the powers that be

 

[JHZR2]

If you or your portfolio can't handle a ____% loss then you need a less risky portfolio.

I have no issue with a 1% drop. 2% and I'm jumping out the window!!!






(I'm kidding, don't jump)

I couldn’t care less about drops like this. But sometimes situations leading up justify a rebalance or an occasional speculative play.

 

[JHZR2]

In my 11yo’s stock account, when we were originally doing research together a few years ago, Nintendo was of high interest. Couldn’t buy it for whatever reason, but bought the Japanese market. At some point it may be worthwhile to put a few more bucks in…

 

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It is ironic though, first time I jump into individual tech stocks, I get hit, though that is not all I own.

Ahh grasshopper, you would have loved the late 90's

 

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In my 11yo’s stock account, when we were originally doing research together a few years ago, Nintendo was of high interest. Couldn’t buy it for whatever reason, but bought the Japanese market. At some point it may be worthwhile to put a few more bucks in…

Retail investors usually can not buy foreign stocks - too much paperwork for your broker to offer it. Thats why the huge Japanese or other huge foreign companies list on multiple exchanges - like Toyota - TM.

Which Nikkei ETF did you get - EWJ?

 

[Ronin73]

If you or your portfolio can't handle a ____% loss then you need a less risky portfolio.

I have no issue with a 1% drop. 2% and I'm jumping out the window!!!






(I'm kidding, don't jump)

I am a math idiot. To figure this out, I take my total dollar amount in my portfolio and multiply it by 2% and that is an acceptable loss. Yes? If more than that, my portfolio is too aggressive? If that is correct, then since July 5th, I have lost 5%, and that doesn't count today. I have 49% percent in stocks, 47% in cash, and 4% in bonds, real estate, and fixed income.

I thought I was doing well...

 

[Pablo]

I am a math idiot. To figure this out, I take my total dollar amount in my portfolio and multiply it by 2% and that is an acceptable loss. Yes? If more than that, my portfolio is too aggressive? If that is correct, then since July 5th, I have lost 5%, and that doesn't count today. I have 49% percent in stocks, 47% in cash, and 4% in bonds, real estate, and fixed income.

I thought I was doing well...

Not really my point. I recommend nothing to anybody. There are some general recommendations out there.

How old are you? What are your goals?

I mean you are already near half cash, don't worry about anything. Go do something else => Generally speaking

 

[Ronin73]

Not really my point. I recommend nothing to anybody. There are some general recommendations out there.

How old are you? What are your goals?

I mean you are already near half cash, don't worry about anything. Go do something else => Generally speaking

I am 51. I retire in 4 years. No debt. I don't want to lose my ass. House and vehicle are paid for. I was just asking for advice. Does anyone else care to answer my post? I'd appreciate it.

 

[Pablo]

I am 51. I retire in 4 years. No debt. I don't want to lose my ass. House and vehicle are paid for. I was just asking for advice. Does anyone else care to answer my post? I'd appreciate it.

I think you could go more cash but really look at some bonds even some safer bond funds


I can give you some tickers for a variety of bond funds, but they don't do well when rates go UP

BEST RECOMMENDATION: SAFEST shop some bonds/CD's/etc here: https://fixedincome.fidelity.com/ftgw/fi/FILanding

 

[sohccammer427]

Still seeing many banks out there offering over 5% on 6 and 12 month CD's.

 

[JeffKeryk]

As bond rates drop, mortgage rates follow. Win!

 

[SC Maintenance]

Pushed the sell button on XOM. It was an excellent run. I don't see oil going anywhere, at least in dollar terms with the dollar falling currently. Goodbye old friend, we will meet again.