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Jul 5, 2019
10:35:05am

byuguns55 All-American

My horizon is still 20-25 years out

But I wonder if I can make some terrific gains by timing the inevitable

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byuguns55

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Last login: Jun 12, 2023
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Some long term investment advice/question

byuguns55

7/5/19 10:11am

A layperson shouldn’t try to time the market.

7/5/19 10:17am

Makes sense to me...just needing some encouragement and bravery right now

byuguns55

7/5/19 10:20am

It’s all about valuations to me. The stock market can be overvalued or

chilango

7/5/19 10:22am

This is in no way meant to be taken as advice, just an observation.

BYU71

7/5/19 10:33am

My horizon is still 20-25 years out

byuguns55

7/5/19 10:35am

And thanks for the advice and great post

byuguns55

7/5/19 10:35am

At the end of 2010 there were soooo many

grosven

7/5/19 10:28am

Do you have a lot liquid? If you are hoping for a crash, I assume

byuguns55

7/5/19 10:37am

Yes. Lots of cash. Lots of waiting. You can search

grosven

7/5/19 10:50am

So with your line of thinking, i should sell right now and hold

byuguns55

7/5/19 11:33am

buy and continue to buy real estate. Just like cost averaging with stocks.

grandpacoug

7/5/19 11:46am

The difference is that historically, real estate prices have increased at the

chilango

7/5/19 11:54am

there is one big difference you are forgetting. Let's assume you are accurate

grandpacoug

7/5/19 2:22pm

You can leverage stocks as well, even though most small investors don't. You can

chilango

7/5/19 6:34pm

You can leverage stick ALL the way down to it becoming a piece of paper.

grandpacoug

7/5/19 7:38pm

RE: You can leverage stick ALL the way down to it becoming a piece of paper.

chilango

7/5/19 8:41pm

Check out a 20+ year chart of the S&P500. We've been at all-time highs

Machiavelli

7/5/19 10:47am

That’s what I’ve been doing for 15 years for 2 x Roth IRAs

byuguns55

7/5/19 11:34am

Good job, keep it up. Don't try to time the market now!

Machiavelli

7/5/19 4:08pm

Read other books, specifically from John bogle

cougfanz

7/5/19 10:53am

Don’t ever pull out of the market. Have a set stock to bond ratio that jibes with your risk tolerance and also how close

Mr. Belding

7/5/19 10:55am

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