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Economy crash =/= stock market crash?
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Mortgage rates have moved up and we're watching to see what happens, says Fed Chair Powell (cnbc.com)
Is it me or did he just tell the young generation to wait before buying a house.1 -
GSP said:Type_45 said:masonic said:Type_45 said:VWRP is down 3.38%.
Quite possibly, but this is very hard to time right. The next few months/year will make and break many investors.0 -
What's going on here?
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How many times does a bear market come up for air with rallies as it sinks to the bottom?
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Notepad_Phil said:masonic said:
... VWRL has now closed 4.81% down today, and it seems that's been shared out globally. I don't think it has fallen that far in a single day since the depths of the Covid crash, so it certainly feels like there is plenty of fear in the markets.
I retired a few years before covid and remember tracking VWRL during the covid crash, waiting to see whether it would fall far enough to consider using some of my retirement cash savings to buy into it to get a nice yield. I see it's still approx 30% above the price it got to at the low point, so it may be a while before I'll consider buying into it.
How much more would it have to rise before you consider buying in?0 -
The FTSE all share is now at the same level it was five years ago.
How does that compare, historically? Once it's hit bottom, surely there will be a lot of room for increases.0 -
sevenhills said:The FTSE all share is now at the same level it was five years ago.
How does that compare, historically? Once it's hit bottom, surely there will be a lot of room for increases.1 -
FTSE 100 is in the green today, FTSE 250 up 1.73% as I type. Or do we not get commentary on green days?
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John464 said:Notepad_Phil said:masonic said:
... VWRL has now closed 4.81% down today, and it seems that's been shared out globally. I don't think it has fallen that far in a single day since the depths of the Covid crash, so it certainly feels like there is plenty of fear in the markets.
I retired a few years before covid and remember tracking VWRL during the covid crash, waiting to see whether it would fall far enough to consider using some of my retirement cash savings to buy into it to get a nice yield. I see it's still approx 30% above the price it got to at the low point, so it may be a while before I'll consider buying into it.
How much more would it have to rise before you consider buying in?
However I'm in the lucky position of being early-retired and could live very happily with my portfolio at the current (or even much lower) levels, so if the price never drops then I'll be quite content to just stick with what I already have - though I have to admit that I have started to convert some of my incoming cash into VLS60 and HSBC Global Strategy Balanced on a regular monthly basis now that interest rates have (in my opinion) made bonds look a bit more favourable than they were.
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