Dude, do you understand P/E ratios? Stocks were/are still way overvalued. They were fragile to begin with. Any investor who understands stocks knew that ANY negative news/events would have caused this.
Healthy markets pull back. When PE ratios come down, the market is healthy again. It’s pretty...
Go back and re-read the first sentence of post #5286.
I manage hundreds of millions of dollars, my friend. I feel quite confident in what I know.
Again, all the best.
At the height of the loss in March 2020, the S&P 500 was -34%. Assuming, you knew where the bottom was which nobody would, but let’s just for fun entertain the idea that you converted when it was -34%, that is significantly less in taxes a person has to pay on tax deferred money.
Now...
I’m not giving legal tax advice on a public forum here, so consult with your tax professional…
HOWEVER, where many of you might be able to make money at this point is doing Roth conversions from a tax-deferred account such as TSP, 401k, IRA, etc. into Roth 401k and/or Roth IRA.
If you...
But no one knows. The point is people shouldn’t sell in a decline and lock in losses.
An appropriate risk tolerance should be in order for every person and they should rebalance from market to safe accordingly when the markets are up, not down.
This is what i do daily for a living. Smart retirees will have diversification and other sources of income.
I suspect that some might just take joy in watching the current administration fail.