• Hi, I am the owner and main administrator of Styleforum. If you find the forum useful and fun, please help support it by buying through the posted links on the forum. Our main, very popular sales thread, where the latest and best sales are listed, are posted HERE

    Purchases made through some of our links earns a commission for the forum and allows us to do the work of maintaining and improving it. Finally, thanks for being a part of this community. We realize that there are many choices today on the internet, and we have all of you to thank for making Styleforum the foremost destination for discussions of menswear.
  • This site contains affiliate links for which Styleforum may be compensated.
  • STYLE. COMMUNITY. GREAT CLOTHING.

    Bored of counting likes on social networks? At Styleforum, you’ll find rousing discussions that go beyond strings of emojis.

    Click Here to join Styleforum's thousands of style enthusiasts today!

    Styleforum is supported in part by commission earning affiliate links sitewide. Please support us by using them. You may learn more here.

Talking stocks, trading, and investing in general

Omega Male

Stylish Dinosaur
Supporting Member
Joined
May 30, 2013
Messages
16,876
Reaction score
38,597
Further.

 

brokencycle

Moderator
Moderator
Joined
Nov 21, 2008
Messages
28,452
Reaction score
30,213
It's happening again. My golf pro asked me if he should buy Bitcoin.

So should I get back in?
Thank you for the info. I've been diving into the whole Boglehead thing and picked up/read "The Simple Path to Wealth". I've noticed that there seems to be a split between "Put everything in index funds" and the 2 and 3 fund portfolios that include bonds and other more secure investments. Since I will have a teacher pension and my wife and I will both inherit some property eventually, I was leaning toward just having our Roth IRAs and her 401k all in VOO/VTI/equivalent. That would shift as we get older (I'm 36 and she's 33) but for now it seems like we are just reducing our upside. We are fully onboard with 'stay the long term, keep investing every year, don't panic, low expense index funds, save a lot of money' etc.

My wife and I are both 33. We invest almost 100% in a 3 fund split. Large cap, international, and mid or small cap.

We have zero bond exposure, and I have a very small amount in a precious metals fund.

My thesis is this: I have little to no concern over short term fluctuation, and the long term returns on stocks is higher than bonds. While sticks have over performed lately, I think that is on large part due to all the fed bailouts and zero interest loans, so while there will probably be a correction, in not as bullish as done if the posters here and trying to play the market timing game.
 

Piobaire

Not left of center?
Joined
Dec 5, 2006
Messages
81,814
Reaction score
63,322
I think Imma become a day trader. This market timing **** is easy.
 

PhilKenSebben

Distinguished Member
Joined
Sep 16, 2012
Messages
8,687
Reaction score
9,835

Piobaire

Not left of center?
Joined
Dec 5, 2006
Messages
81,814
Reaction score
63,322
Inorite?
 

PhilKenSebben

Distinguished Member
Joined
Sep 16, 2012
Messages
8,687
Reaction score
9,835

Omega Male

Stylish Dinosaur
Supporting Member
Joined
May 30, 2013
Messages
16,876
Reaction score
38,597






Chances of American laissez-faire economists getting this -- low.
 

Featured Sponsor

How important is full vs half canvas to you for heavier sport jackets?

  • Definitely full canvas only

    Votes: 85 37.6%
  • Half canvas is fine

    Votes: 86 38.1%
  • Really don't care

    Votes: 24 10.6%
  • Depends on fabric

    Votes: 35 15.5%
  • Depends on price

    Votes: 36 15.9%

Forum statistics

Threads
506,437
Messages
10,589,359
Members
224,234
Latest member
Yuttasak.V
Top