How about that stock market!

[rsm]

who let the sheep shaggers in again?

 

[NoHassle]

the glass is half full.

there's money to be made.

Whilst I've LOST money and STILL losing.

Yes, buy in the trough...for sure.

 

[Uzi Nein Millimetah]

the glass is half full.

there's money to be made.

For smart people, yes.

 

[The~Kid]

Whilst I've LOST money and STILL losing.

Yes, buy in the trough...for sure.

Well you've actually gained......


Since President Trump has been in office and you had believed from the start you would have gained like everyone else who believes and believed and still does.



It's not just belief..... The fundamentals of the real economy show as much and a strategy was made to take it to that level and sustain it through this calamity.


Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent knows what he's doing and even he is contributing to the war effort as well as the Treasury Department and every other department responsible for any financial institutions in the US.


The US isn't just using its military power here. It's using its economic and financial power.....


And not randomly or for whatever but with purpose using strategy/tactics on another level never used or seen before.

 

[JackTripper]

if this volatility and slow downward around -5% per month keeps going into August or beyond, it's going to bring more demoncrats back into Congress because most American voters are uninformed, misinformed, and really don't have the IQ and vested interest in the economy beyond consumer prices and free government handouts.

If we don't see a crash by 2030, I'll probably buy another house with more land in a better location, and sell this one...

If there is not a course correction fast, it will be ugly for the GOP in November. No surprises there. You can't over promise and under deliver without consequences. But in the context of this thread, that's a good thing because markets generally perform better in a divided government. One party rule leads to policy whiplash. If the past year isn't a good example, then I don't know what is. Change still occurs under gridlock, it's just more incremental, which businesses and markets would welcome at this point.

 

[JackTripper]

Well you've actually gained......


Since President Trump has been in office and you had believed from the start you would have gained like everyone else who believes and believed and still does.



It's not just belief..... The fundamentals of the real economy show as much and a strategy was made to take it to that level and sustain it through this calamity.


Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent knows what he's doing and even he is contributing to the war effort as well as the Treasury Department and every other department responsible for any financial institutions in the US.

The S&P was up 18% in 2025 in Trump' first year, so nobody should really be complaining about that.

But it was also up 25% in 2024 and 26% in 2023 under Biden. So what's your point?

 

[The~Kid]

The S&P was up 18% in 2025 in Trump' first year, so nobody should really be complaining about that.

But it was also up 25% in 2024 and 26% in 2023 under Biden. So what's your point?

That if youve invested since Trump's been in office you've actually gained.

 

[The~Kid]

The war itself will also give a bump to the economy and bring about growth......


So I mean you're probably set to make more and double dip in that sense if you are smart.

 

[rsm]

I've been doing well regardless of who's in the White House.

There are always unknowns that will impact the markets, sectors and/or individual companies in good or bad ways.

What I've learned, reinforced by Buffett and Munger, is being in a position to act when the market presents great opportunities is most important; as is being in a position to ride out markets without being pressured to sell at a loss.

 

[JackTripper]

That if youve invested since Trump's been in office you've actually gained.

Understood. But I have also gained under Biden, Obama, Bush and Clinton.

 

[The~Kid]

Understood. But I have also gained under Biden, Obama, Bush and Clinton.

Yeah the DotCom Bubble and the 2008 Housing Collapse were all major winners and gains for everyone


All of the largest gains have occurred under President Trump or thanks to his policies like his tax cuts that even Biden had the benefit of.