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Now down 800 brooklynite Jul 2021 #1
Its day like this that I am very glad CountAllVotes Jul 2021 #2
Me neither. lark Jul 2021 #3
People that are older have no business in the stock market CountAllVotes Jul 2021 #4
I agree, unless they are rich - which most people, including us, certainly are not. lark Jul 2021 #6
I'm set for another 10 years CountAllVotes Jul 2021 #15
When I worked in financial services... Orrex Jul 2021 #32
I'm not a gambler... brooklynite Jul 2021 #5
Many normal people have retirement accounts IronLionZion Jul 2021 #9
True. ShazzieB Jul 2021 #19
I have a retirement fund CountAllVotes Jul 2021 #27
Not gambling. Dopers_Greed Jul 2021 #17
Many people see this "return to normal" as a charade despite the MSM's happy talk PSPS Jul 2021 #7
It has recovered somewhat but it looks like a wild ride Warpy Jul 2021 #8
The stock market is not gambling. PoindexterOglethorpe Jul 2021 #10
One caveat: you do much better if you invest for income, not a killing on share price Warpy Jul 2021 #11
That is very true. PoindexterOglethorpe Jul 2021 #23
Annuities became a dirty word when we went to fiat currency and found Warpy Jul 2021 #25
There are lots of different annuities. PoindexterOglethorpe Jul 2021 #33
only problem is it is not "market" driven.... getagrip_already Jul 2021 #13
I am not at all deep into the money stream and I definitely don't do futures. PoindexterOglethorpe Jul 2021 #24
I didn't say you couldn't do well investing... getagrip_already Jul 2021 #29
Ummm, you can sell your stocks at any time. PoindexterOglethorpe Jul 2021 #34
well, almost any time..... getagrip_already Jul 2021 #36
Gamestop was hardly the way things normally work. PoindexterOglethorpe Jul 2021 #39
that is exactly what happened.... getagrip_already Jul 2021 #40
At the risk of repeating myself, PoindexterOglethorpe Jul 2021 #42
Day trading profiteers? We've seen it before. Auggie Jul 2021 #12
Day trading is gambling -- investing in managed funds is usually the safest long term strategy JT45242 Jul 2021 #14
Thank you for posting this. PoindexterOglethorpe Jul 2021 #26
I love red days Dopers_Greed Jul 2021 #16
Nope... brooklynite Jul 2021 #22
Buying today. James48 Jul 2021 #18
Unvaccinated people effect the economy Johnny2X2X Jul 2021 #20
Other sources are saying it is earnings season; thus the drop. twodogsbarking Jul 2021 #21
my only solitude in all of this is... Javaman Jul 2021 #28
Big whoop SpankMe Jul 2021 #30
No worries, my gurus have me informed bucolic_frolic Jul 2021 #31
So the result of today's stock crash is that the market is down to... brooklynite Jul 2021 #35
Let me see OldBaldy1701E Jul 2021 #37
Market participants needn't worry Lord Ludd Jul 2021 #38
I checked closing numbers 7/19/21 Marthe48 Jul 2021 #41
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