just coming out NK Dicktator meets with China......right after U.S. announces Tariffs.......China must be rounding up help now.....wonder if Trump will meet NK Dicktator now ? interesting times.....
Major shakeup this month.....
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more California cities revolting against illegal sanctuary laws.....
the stock market has lost how many Billions in last 30 days ?
Dammit it I need a bigger diary, every week and another apocalyptic warning, I simply cant tell my Armageddons from my Apocalypses and Raptures apart any more.
Erm hang on wasn't the end of the world last Wednesday ? Dammit I miss all the big events, OK so when is the next one ?
I've lost track of how many times I've missed the end of the world
Erm hang on wasn't the end of the world last Wednesday ? Dammit I miss all the big events, OK so when is the next one ?
I've lost track of how many times I've missed the end of the world 
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It's also made many billions over the last 30 days. I personally didn't "lose" any money overall during the last 30 days, actually made some. Unless one sells, it's all a paper gain or loss anyway.
Key word ( paper ) it's all a paper front anyway.....crypto currency firm Modern Tech group steals $660 million and vanishes....
26,600 + to low 24,360 has not made very many people money.....the losses far outweigh the profits....
British PM has the go ahead to attack Syria over chemical attacks.....and everybody hates Trump for saying he may bomb Syria...looks like Trump is not the only one saying so now......
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I've had a pretty spotty record picking stocks. I sold my Amazon stock waaaaay too soon But at least I made some money on it. With all the uncertainly, I converted equities to cash in my brokerage account last year, but kept the gold and silver ETFs. Then after researching no-load mutual funds, I found one that had fared well in downturns before (T Rowe Price) and put it all in that. They have a better track record than I do in picking stocks
So far so good. They haven't made much, but I haven't lost any money yet, and if things pick up I could do well with it.
But at least I made some money on it. With all the uncertainly, I converted equities to cash in my brokerage account last year, but kept the gold and silver ETFs. Then after researching no-load mutual funds, I found one that had fared well in downturns before (T Rowe Price) and put it all in that. They have a better track record than I do in picking stocks So far so good. They haven't made much, but I haven't lost any money yet, and if things pick up I could do well with it.
the bombs are dropping, wonder what stocks will look like Monday ????
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The markets are still at record highs now compaired to pre Trump. I've continued to make money on the market. Many of my stocks return 4% - 10% quarterly regardless of the market highs or lows.
The real "seceret" to investing is to buy when the market drops and to sell when it goes up. Pretty simple concept for smart investors to understand.
It really wasn't too many years ago when the Dow was at 6,000. During those years most people were selling while I was investing every penny I could find. I even made a huge gamble and took out some large loans to buy stock. It paid off for me big time.
Over the past 40 years that I've been investing I've never had a net long term loss. And the losses that I do claim help to lower my taxable income. So even a loss can still a win for the knowledgeable invester.
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Typically defense stocks will go up. Probably energy stock will be a good investment too. There's always good stock investments even during times of crisis. Back when I heard the news about 9/11 I immediately traded most of my stocks for defense stocks, and bought as much gold and silver that I could afford. Both paid off very well.
