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LogDog75

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1. If you can't ride the ups and downs then you should put your money somewhere else

Reply to angrychair (Original post)

Mon Mar 9, 2026, 01:57 AM

Mar 9

As I tell people, the stock market is like the tide. The tide comes in and the tide goes out. The stock market goes up and the stock market goes down.

It also depends on you investment timeline. If you're a short-term investor then the decline in the stock market is worrisome.
If you're a long-term investor then watch the market but remember that you'll ride the downturn out and the market will recover set new highs.

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Stay Strong Everyone [View all] angrychair Mar 9 OP

If you can't ride the ups and downs then you should put your money somewhere else LogDog75 Mar 9 #1

yeah, we know what it's like during normal times Skittles Mar 9 #2

That is only when the ENTIRE freakin' world economy isn't being catastrophically and long-term damaged and artemisia1 Mar 9 #4

On the one hand, markodochartaigh Mar 9 #6

The oil price alone will kill markets. artemisia1 Mar 9 #3

Futures indicate dow will only drop 2% BlueWaveNeverEnd Mar 9 #5

Futures are improving but the VIX is very high. Strap in. But I don't think they'll close down. Scrivener7 Mar 9 #7