85SugarVol
I prefer the tumult of Liberty
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But if you "survived" the 2000 and 2008 market collapses, and still put your hard earned $ in the Wall Street Casino (stocks, 401k's, mutual funds, IRAs) then you have learned nothing. It's a "big boys" game and the average investor is W.C. Fields' favorite person.... A sucker.
In the market collapse of 2008 I lost 6 figures. Much like a hostage in a bank holdup, I was helpless to do anything about it (401k). In 2009 I divested myself from the markets. Turned to physical alternative investments. PM's, buy/selling realestate, physical assets, etc. I now own nothing "paper or electronic" exposed to market forces. After 10 long years, I'm finally back to pre-2008.
The next time the markets take a major dump, it won't be on my head.