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edhopper

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Reply to Bernardo de La Paz (Reply #7)

Fri May 2, 2025, 02:27 PM

May 2

My wife and I discussed it and were going to call our financial person on Feb 20, but got caught up doing other things.
The next day when he made our move, the Dow dropped 800 points.
We still got out high compared to now, but that little extra gains we lost stung a little.
And of course in the coming months and years, we figure we saved a lot of downside. Meanwhile, all this upheaval is giving us 4%plus Treasuries.
I will have a big tax bill next year because it wasn't all IRA money, but again, take it now while it is there.

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About the Jobs report than boosted the Markets [View all] edhopper May 2 OP

Market is a bit more logical today WSHazel May 2 #1

The articles I read said edhopper May 2 #2

The "market analysis" stories are usually nonsense WSHazel May 2 #3

As to the market the last two weeks, I read some analysis Bernardo de La Paz May 2 #5

There is some kind of two-month averaging adjustment that has been applied for years Bernardo de La Paz May 2 #4

Yes edhopper May 2 #6

I got out a month earlier at a slightly lower level. You may have timed the top perfectly. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz May 2 #7

Almost edhopper May 2 #8