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1 April 2019 | 5 replies
I have been investing in the stock market for a couple decades now and have done so succesfully doing so largely on my own, but when it comes to getting started here I can't seem to "pull the trigger".
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2 April 2019 | 2 replies
All set on the 401k and stock side of financial planning.
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6 April 2019 | 24 replies
If you plan on following through with other investment vehicles like stock or real estate (I imagine you are otherwise why be on this forum) you would want to only contribute the minimum 5% to take the company match, and put the rest of your disposable income to those investment activities.
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2 April 2019 | 1 reply
Stock market just rallied like a son-of-a-gun, I would not be putting money that you need in the short term in something that's hitting high's like the S&P500.
22 June 2019 | 9 replies
We can't predict the future - although we definitely discuss it on posts all the time.
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3 April 2019 | 7 replies
Buy stocks or bonds.
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9 April 2019 | 15 replies
It's just like with stocks.
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3 April 2019 | 5 replies
I moved money out of stocks to invest though...you need capital.
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4 April 2019 | 7 replies
I've been investing in stock for several years, and would like to diversify by getting into real estate.
3 April 2019 | 1 reply
First, you are not investing in the stock market, so forget about % ROI as a way of measuring good/bad returns.