I’m seriously concerned that the market is going you crater in the next year, do what is the rational investment strategy?
Trust Buffett and buy BRKB?
Try to weather the storm with VOO?
Buy treasury bonds?
Trust Buffett and buy BRKB?
Try to weather the storm with VOO?
Buy treasury bonds?
In other words, don't be like those poor Enron employees who had all of their company 401k tied up in Enron stock.
If your nest-egg craters but you have a job, you can sustain yourself and wait for market recovery. If your job vanishes, strong investments won't get hurt too much if you sell to cover the gap. However, if both happen simultaneously...
It would be very unlikely to see another double digit gains year in a row.
That being said, it could also crash hard and not recover to these levels for a decade. There is lots of historical precedence for that - especially at these valuations.
I’m chiefly concerned about tariffs, housing market weakness, labor market weakness, and reversing global liquidity flows (maybe by the end of the year).
Just chilling in mostly gold and treasuries is looking very attractive on a risk adjusted basis.
Democrats: why aren't you more engaged with this?
Republicans: How did lowering grocery prices turn into dismantling the services of our government, kissing Putin's rear, and daydreaming about Trump Hotel Gaza?
Also, let your friends, family, and loved ones know how you feel.
They have minorities in both houses, and the Republican majority is currently refusing to impeach the president for seizing unconstitutional powers to do things that they want to see done.
This has shattered any sane legislative process: Even if legislators reach a compromise and pass a new law, Republicans will just ignore the parts they strongly dislike. Again.
My R house rep hasn't held a town hall in his district since 2017.
Fortunately there are still a lot of alternatives. Don't think they can keep papering over it for 4 or even 2 years.
They all insisted on voting for Trump "for the economy".
When you opt-in to a controlled media ecosystem, you can be convinced of anything.
The old adage "be greedy when others are fearful" holds true, backed by market history.
More money has been lost trying to time the market than simply staying invested. If this is long-term savings/investing, staying in the market is almost always the best move.
If it’s short-term money, it shouldn’t be in stocks anyway. For short-term capital, treasuries and cash-equivalents are safer plays.