It's not. You're looking at yesterday. Funds won't post for awhile yet.

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Feb 25, 2021
2:30:34pm

flyzag All-American

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flyzag

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Here’s my oversimplified summary of what has happened in the stock market over the past year and happening now.

jholling All-American

2/25/21 2:12pm

Last time I bought like I did today and Tuesday was In October, when there was a

grosven

2/25/21 2:15pm

Seems like the dollar menus became "value menus" a long time ago.

ditch

2/25/21 2:18pm

Everything was "on sale" today. IMO markets will be ok until another 1.9T stim

flyzag

2/25/21 2:20pm

If everything is on sale today, why is VTSAX up today?

Sale

2/25/21 2:25pm

It's not. You're looking at yesterday. Funds won't post for awhile yet.

flyzag

2/25/21 2:30pm

Or is it an ETF?? I don't know

flyzag

2/25/21 2:32pm

Didn't know that about funds. I have the VTI ETF and sure enough, down 2.61 %

Sale

2/25/21 2:33pm

No, I was right. It's a mutual fund. Check back in a few hours. It will be red.

flyzag

2/25/21 2:34pm

on a side note, why is it so hard to figure out how to buy more shares of VTSAX

Sale

2/25/21 2:46pm

Mutual funds are purchased as dollars not shares. So you buy $1000 worth rather

flyzag

2/25/21 3:30pm

right, per my TDA app, I have "[X] shares of VTSAX @100.41, market value [x]"

Sale

2/25/21 3:46pm

It isn't...it follows the CRSP US Total Market Index:

TheLoneCougar

2/25/21 2:35pm

Mutual fund prices don't update until 6PM or so ET.

OlanchoCoug

2/25/21 2:45pm

good info, thanks

Sale

2/25/21 2:47pm

Dude, there will be so much stimulus. There is no end in sight. If they don't

grosven

2/25/21 2:26pm

You nailed it.

flyzag

2/25/21 2:29pm

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