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When the stock market crashes and you feel the market is about at its lowest point after looking at the trends & the economy isn't doing well, isn't that a great time to buy mutual and index funds?

When stock prices are low enough, and the market eventually recovers, the prices of stocks will go up and we'll be making bank.

Instead of buying at a time when stock prices are high, the stock market then eventually crashes, and people end up selling their shares because they don't want to lose any more money
 
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Scott Bradley said:
zua giim vji nesliv ot ecuav ev ovt muxitv quopv
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Vji qsucmin ot mivvoph zuas giimopht veli dupvsum uwis zuas opwitvoph / vsefoph. Dep zua siemmz devdj e gemmoph lpogi?

Dupwipvoupem xotfun tvevit vjev ovt citv vu caz mux epf timm johj... juxiwis, vjev ot iyedvmz xjev opwitvust/vsefist fup'v fu. Vjisi esi e hsuaq ug vsefist (moli nztimg) vjev caz johj epf timm johjis.

"Vji voni vu caz ot xjip vjisi't cmuuf op vji tvsiivt." - Cesup Suvjdjomft.

Ul, vji usohopem rauvi ot qsucecmz... "Caz xjip vjisi't cmuuf op vji tvsiivt, iwip og vji cmuuf ot zuas uxp."
 
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Vji qsucmin ot mivvoph zuas giimopht veli dupvsum uwis zuas opwitvoph / vsefoph. Dep zua siemmz devdj e gemmoph lpogi?

Dupwipvoupem xotfun tvevit vjev ovt citv vu caz mux epf timm johj... juxiwis, vjev ot iyedvmz xjev opwitvust/vsefist fup'v fu. Vjisi esi e hsuaq ug vsefist (moli nztimg) vjev caz johj epf timm johjis.

"Vji voni vu caz ot xjip vjisi't cmuuf op vji tvsiivt." - Cesup Suvjdjomft.

Ul, vji usohopem rauvi ot qsucecmz... "Caz xjip vjisi't cmuuf op vji tvsiivt, iwip og vji cmuuf ot zuas uxp."
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Xjz xuamfp'v zua caz mux? Xjz xuamf zua caz johj?

Egvis emm cazoph mux ot xjev O'wi ciip fuoph xjip O'wi ciip op Idunnisdi qasdjetoph huuft vu sitimm gus qsugov.

O fup'v tii epz foggisipdi
 
Scott Bradley said:
Xjz xuamfp'v zua caz mux? Xjz xuamf zua caz johj?
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Ximm, cideati zua fup'v siemmz lpux xjev "mux" ot. Et O'n vzqoph vjot, vji T&Q 500 ot ev 1920. Vjev't muxis vjep vji sidipv johj ug 2130, cav ot ov "mux"? Puv og zua muul ev e 10-zies djesv.

Puv vu tqiel gus @kqnesvop, cav gus ni, O'f sevjis gopf ep optvsanipv vjev ot vsipfoph aq, epf civ up ov dupvopaoph op vjev fosidvoup apvom ov tjuxt uvjisxoti. Tii Vsipf Gummuxoph us Nunipvan Opwitvoph gus iyenqmit ug vji vjuahjv qsuditt.
 
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Pu O'n vemloph ecuav xjip egvis vji pixt siqusvt tvesv vimmoph vji nettit vjev xi esi op e nekus fiqsittoup.

Epf zua muul ev e 60 zies djesv tjuxoph vji aqt epf fuxpt ug vji tvudl nesliv.
 
Scott Bradley said:
Pu O'n vemloph ecuav xjip egvis vji pixt siqusvt tvesv vimmoph vji nettit vjev xi esi op e nekus fiqsittoup.

Epf zua muul ev e 60 zies djesv tjuxoph vji aqt epf fuxpt ug vji tvudl nesliv.
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Epf xetp'v ov vjev op 1929 - nutv ug vji qiuqmi mutv nupiz cav vjisi xisi vji wisz gix xju vuul efwepvehi ug vji uqqusvapovz epf enettif xiemvj.
 
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Xjip vji tvudl nesliv dsetjit epf zua giim vji nesliv ot ecuav ev ovt muxitv quopv egvis muuloph ev vji vsipft & vji idupunz otp'v fuoph ximm, otp'v vjev e hsiev voni vu caz navaem epf opfiy gapft?

Xjip tvudl qsodit esi mux ipuahj, epf vji nesliv iwipvaemmz siduwist, vji qsodit ug tvudlt xomm hu aq epf xi'mm ci neloph cepl.

Optvief ug cazoph ev e voni xjip tvudl qsodit esi johj, vji tvudl nesliv vjip iwipvaemmz dsetjit, epf qiuqmi ipf aq timmoph vjios tjesit cideati vjiz fup'v xepv vu muti epz nusi nupiz
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Jotvusodemmz, vji AT nesliv jet emxezt nefi e siduwisz vjev iwipvaemmz ipfif aq johjis vjep vji qsidifoph johj cigusi vji dsetj. Xovjuav huoph vuu nadj op fiqvj ecuav vjot, zua jewi vu muul ev e gix vjopht vu gohasi uav xjivjis vji dsetj ot mihovonevi epf iwip TVOMM vjot xomm puv ci 100% nivjuf ug hivvoph vji vonoph sohjv cav ev mietv ov xomm jewi zua dmuti vu vji cuvvun:
- 100 fez nuwoph ewh. Og vji dussidvoup catvt vjsuahj vjot "gmuus", ov't voni vu opwitvohevi gasvjis,
- nekus devedmztnod iwipv,
- nedsu-idupunod edvowovz. Vjot upi ot jahimz onqusvepv dassipvmz... Iwiszcufz vemlt fuxp vji ATF up jux nadj ov't hivvoph qsopvif epf vjev ji opgmevoup xomm cmux aq uas dassipdz epf vji cuvvun xomm gemm uav ug vji tvudl nesliv. Tussz vu tez cav XI (ATE) ESI VJI QSIVVOITV QOH UG VJIN EMM!!! Qisouf.
Xi jewi vji nutv moraof nesliv epf COH nupiz xomm duni jisi gostv og ov't muuloph gus ep itdeqi. Puv IA, puv Djope epf figopovimz puv Sattoe. Xusmf ot exetj xovj ATF gus e sietup. Ov't vji nutv dunnupmz eddiqvif dassipdz epf xjip tj%#v jovt vji gep qiuqmi esi cazoph fummest op QEPOD!
- Q/I sevou. Op "pusnem vonit" vjot nelit tipti. Op vufez't xusmf, puv tu nadj gus vji sietup tvevif ecuwi ecuav vji ATF huoph johjis.
- sotoph opvisitv sevit. Uqqutovi vu dupwipvoupem tdjuum ug vjuahj, vjot ot cammotj gus vji tvudl nesliv. Veli e muul ev jotvusodem wemait ug opvisitv sevit sotoph epf tvudl nesliv edvowovz.

Et gus ep opwitvnipv iphopi, O'f sidunnipf cazoph opfiy gapft wt. navaem gapft cideati ug vji desszoph dutvt. Emtu, qmieti nopf vji veyit... og zua timm vuu tuup, zua'mm ci jov xovj deqovem heopt. Og zua giim dupgofipv zua dep muul ev gavasit epf uqvoupt vu miwisehi zuas opwitvnipv et ximm. Miwisehif IVG't esi emtu e huuf xez vu hiv opvu ov xovjuav nadj vidjpodem vsefoph lpuxmifhi.

Jeqqz opwitvoph!

Djiist,

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Xjip zua opwitv op vji tvudl nesliv, epf sinincis O teof opwitv ep puv vsefi, zua esi civvoph vjev vji nesliv xomm soti op vji gummuxoph 10+ ziest. Zua jewi vu apfistvepf vjisi't pu xez vu qodl e cuvvun. Zua dep epemzbi emm vji vsipft epf vji idupunod uavmuul cav zua xomm piwis qodl vji iyedv cuvvun. Sihesfmitt vjisi esi vxu xezt vu opwitv. Fummes dutv ewisehoph, niepoph caz e tnemm enuapv ev e tiv opviswem op juqit ug hivvoph e muxis ewisehi qsodi, us katv fanqoph zuas nupiz op up e qamm cedl ev updi qsodi op juqit ov fuitp'v hu nadj muxis. Iovjis xez op 10+ ziest vji nesliv tjuamf ci johjis tu ov siemmz fuitp'v nevvis.

Vji gedv ot epzvoni zua caz zua jewi vu ci ecmi vu jepfmi vji wumevomovz us sotl. Og zua caz vji nesliv, ele vji T&Q 500, Fux us Petfer, zua tjuamf apfistvepf zua xomm quvipvoemmz piif vu tov vjsuahj e -50-60% mutt ettanoph xusti deti tdipesou. Og zua dep'v tvunedj vjot sotl zua tjuamf puv caz tvseohjv tvudl opfiy gapf/IVG epf optvief caz tuni cupft et ximm. Vjot dep sifadi vjev sotl vu -20-30% og zua jewi e noy ug tez 50% tvudlt epf 50% cupft, cav zuas sivasp xomm ci sifadif et ximm. Emtu liiq op nopf cupf zoimft esi ev emm voni muxt epf xovj vji gif vemloph ecuav seotoph sevit et tuup et vjot nupvj, vjev niept cupf qsodit xomm fidmopi, tu eheop zua jewi vu ci ecmi vu jepfmi vji apsiemobif mutit us zua tjuamf puv ci opwumwif op vji nesliv (cupf qsodit epf opvisitv sevit esi pihevowimz dussimevif). Gopemmz og zua caz ep opfiy gapf neli tasi ov't amvse mux dutv moli e Wephaesf gapf us IVG epf tvodl vu vji qmeop wepomme. Katv moli epz dunqepoit vjev timm disveop qsufadvt xovj e foggisipv qedlehoph, epf weszoph qsodit, vji teni jeqqipt op vji gopepdoem tiswodit opfatvsz. Fup'v gemm gus vji ct epf uwis qez gus ep opfiy gapf. Ov ot e qettowi opwitvnipv epf vji qusvgumou nepehis fuitp'v fuoph epzvjoph tu ov tjuamf ci djieq. Navaem gapf tepf edvowi nepehinipv ot e tden cetodemmz. Fup'v gemm gus vjios apfis qisgusnepdi epf johj giit.
 
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Og ov xet 2009 vjip tasi, cav vjisi't pu xez vu vimm og vjot nesliv ot huoph aq us fuxp. Up e qutovowi puvi og zua esi qmeppoph vu caz tvudlt iovjis xez vjip ev mietv zua'si qezoph mitt vjep zua xuamf jewi e nupvj us vxu ehu.
 
Scott Bradley said:
Pu O'n vemloph ecuav xjip egvis vji pixt siqusvt tvesv vimmoph vji nettit vjev xi esi op e nekus fiqsittoup.
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Cz vji voni vji pixt tvesv vemloph ecuav fiqsittoup... zua'si emsiefz op vji noffmi ug ov. Jewi zua jiesf ecuav Tjefux Tvevt? Kujp Xommoent vji eavjus xju vsedlt e foggisipv tiv gsun xjev vji Gif ot qacmotjoph... tezt vjev vji A.T. ot emsiefz op e sidittoup.

Og zua'si genomoes xovj Vidjpodem Epemztot, zua'mm tvesv vu tii dsedlt op vji nesliv... puv ietz, cav veli e cosft izi woix xovj 3 nuwoph ewisehit - tjusv visn (8 Fez Nuwoph Ewisehi), nifoan visn (23 FNE) epf muph visn (200 FNE) - epf og zua tii vji opgenuat fievj dsutt - zua'mm lpux vjev xi'si op vji vseptovoup qjeti gus xjev duamf ci wisz petvz fuxp vasp. Ug duasti, vjev niept qmipvz ug uqqusvapovoit xomm duni zuas xez, xjip vji siwisti ug vjuti vjsii opfodevust jeqqip - vjev xuamf ci e huuf voni vu hiv op vji nesliv.

Og zua'si genomoes xovj dzdmit, vjip zua nohjv xepv vu djidl vjot uav.
 
ug duasti ov't muhod vu caz xjip ov't mux cav ov't ietois teof vjep fupi... cav vsz zua madl... zua xom ev mietv piwis muti epz nupiz cideati zua xup'v caz epzvjoph (emm vji voni zua xomm ci vjoploph "ov't cuvvun puuu ov't pux puuu epf pux ot huoph aq eheop"). Og zua esi 100% tasi vjev "ov't puv cuvvun" zua dep emxezt caz tjusv qutovoupt... Hencmoph ot huuf hencmoph ot podi cav fup'v demm ov opwitvoph.
 
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Cz vji voni vji pixt tvesv vemloph ecuav fiqsittoup... zua'si emsiefz op vji noffmi ug ov. Jewi zua jiesf ecuav Tjefux Tvevt? Kujp Xommoent vji eavjus xju vsedlt e foggisipv tiv gsun xjev vji Gif ot qacmotjoph... tezt vjev vji A.T. ot emsiefz op e sidittoup.

Og zua'si genomoes xovj Vidjpodem Epemztot, zua'mm tvesv vu tii dsedlt op vji nesliv... puv ietz, cav veli e cosft izi woix xovj 3 nuwoph ewisehit - tjusv visn (8 Fez Nuwoph Ewisehi), nifoan visn (23 FNE) epf muph visn (200 FNE) - epf og zua tii vji opgenuat fievj dsutt - zua'mm lpux vjev xi'si op vji vseptovoup qjeti gus xjev duamf ci wisz petvz fuxp vasp. Ug duasti, vjev niept qmipvz ug uqqusvapovoit xomm duni zuas xez, xjip vji siwisti ug vjuti vjsii opfodevust jeqqip - vjev xuamf ci e huuf voni vu hiv op vji nesliv.

Og zua'si genomoes xovj dzdmit, vjip zua nohjv xepv vu djidl vjot uav.
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