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Funds for a stockmarket downturn/crash
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Stargunner said:
I know it was a stupid thing to try to time the market (please no one else tell me lol) and I won't be doing it again, which is why I am looking to be more diverse and reducing my risk by adding more defensive funds.Everyone makes mistakes. Not everyone admits to them!3 -
Now that would be an interesting and useful thread - 'My most valuable mistake/lesson'. I'm only a year in to my investing journey but will have a think about what mine would be.kuratowski said:Stargunner said:
I know it was a stupid thing to try to time the market (please no one else tell me lol) and I won't be doing it again, which is why I am looking to be more diverse and reducing my risk by adding more defensive funds.Everyone makes mistakes. Not everyone admits to them!1 -
Great idea! Someone needs to start that threadBobziz said:
Now that would be an interesting and useful thread - 'My most valuable mistake/lesson'. I'm only a year in to my investing journey but will have a think about what mine would be.kuratowski said:Stargunner said:
I know it was a stupid thing to try to time the market (please no one else tell me lol) and I won't be doing it again, which is why I am looking to be more diverse and reducing my risk by adding more defensive funds.Everyone makes mistakes. Not everyone admits to them!1 -
Just call it The Aftertimers Arms.1
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