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Timing the market?
IamWood
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My pension is down about 8%.
Is it the time to purchase more?
Is it the time to purchase more?
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Possibly an opportune moment to review your portfolio as a whole. Revisit your original thinking as to the allocations you decided to make. Easy to follow the herd in a bull market and go with the momentum. Less so when the herd stampedes for the exits. Uncertainty kicks in.0
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Do you not contribute monthly automatically anyway?
If you want to be rich, live like you're poor; if you want to be poor, live like you're rich.0 -
I’ve left my DC investment in the default target date plan and switched all future contributions to a cash plan. I’ve got 18 months to ride out and the perfect time to be thankful for a DB backbone!1
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Mine's up 1300% on the day. I think the Scottish Widows website is having a momentIamWood said:My pension is down about 8%.
This morning it was saying ~£400k, which is more like what I was expecting it to say.More seriously, in principle I've got basic necessities covered for the first five years of retirement with a gilt ladder. Providing nothing catastrophic happens, I expect to be able to ride out the current US administration.N. Hampshire, he/him. Octopus Intelligent Go elec & Tracker gas / Vodafone BB / iD mobile. Ripple Kirk Hill Coop member.Ofgem cap table, Ofgem cap explainer. Economy 7 cap explainer. Gas vs E7 vs peak elec heating costs, Best kettle!
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It might be, than again it might not.IamWood said:My pension is down about 8%.
Is it the time to purchase more?
Crystal ball time .0 -
Every cloud … 😂😂😂
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Yes, I can confidently advise you to have sold to cash 4 weeks ago. When to buy back in? I will tell you in 5 years time.....I think....4
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FIREDreamer said:Every cloud … 😂😂😂
I like a gamble, but that particular stock will decline more.1 -
I’m sure Elon will be OK
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But hopefully he'll know where to come to if needs any useful pointers.Cobbler_tone said:I’m sure Elon will be OK
Or is worried about not having 35 qualifying NI years for the new State Pension 😂6
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