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Just reading posts

(688 posts)
3. I moved my entire retirement portfolio into Treasury securities a couple of months ago.
Fri Jun 24, 2016, 09:47 AM
Jun 2016

So I'm safe enough. It won't make much, but at least I won't lose anything.

Siwsan

(26,281 posts)
4. That's the direction I'm considering moving to
Fri Jun 24, 2016, 09:49 AM
Jun 2016

This whole stock market thing is like hoo-doo voo-doo, to me. Scary, scary, scary.

Fortunately, I'm the epitome of thrifty and my needs and expenses are low. For now, anyway.

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Just reading posts

(688 posts)
7. If the economy collapses, it pretty much won't matter how one has invested.
Fri Jun 24, 2016, 10:03 AM
Jun 2016

Hard to imagine my gold and silver losing all value, though. Wish I had more....

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Just reading posts

(688 posts)
9. Well, there are collapses and there are *collapses*. Even during the hyperinflation of early 1920's
Fri Jun 24, 2016, 10:17 AM
Jun 2016

Germany, gold and silver still held their value.

If it's Mad Max, though, all bets are off.

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brush

(53,801 posts)
10. Yes. This loss for today will be regained once the Brexit shock is over.
Fri Jun 24, 2016, 10:24 AM
Jun 2016

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cbdo2007

(9,213 posts)
11. I wouldn't know how mine is doing, not going to check for 30 more years.
Fri Jun 24, 2016, 11:55 AM
Jun 2016

This is a great time to buy some things like DIS though...so I may have to make some funds available for next week.

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