The media tells us that over and over...

If you actually look at metrics, it is always true that when a democrat is president we are better off in the economy or job market. Every recession starts under republicans and then the next dem has to work to clean it up. Voters being shortsighted get frustrated at that taking too long and elect another republican. Rinse and Repeat.

Dems are treated like women / POC, we have to be twice as good to be considered half as good......repukes are constantly getting whitewashed.....we never see those REPUBLICANS IN DISARRAY headlines

Generally speaking, if you're with a group that looks like Picture A, you get none of the passes, all the doubt, all the blame and none of the credit. If you're with a group that looks like picture B, you get all the passes, none of the doubt, none of the blame, and all of the credit.

Picture A


Picture B

the greedy old pig party gets a constant pass - the bar is set so low for them that for all practical purposes, it simply does not exist

If it's a small recession no big deal. If it's a 1930 style depression it could wipe out a lot of people.
And with the sycophants currently in power there is little hope of correction.

there are many factors that go into when to reduce or increase exposure to the stock market.

The current decline isn’t even half the size of the drop just last spring, from which the market quickly recovered and went on to make further gains.

I don’t expect a crash, I expect ongoing volatility , reflective of the erratic, incompetent leadership of the nation.

Panic is never financially rewarding. Maintaining a balanced diverse portfolio is always the best strategy.

However, there maybe the potential for a bigger drop if Trump continues to disrupt the global economy with his stupid tariffs and wars.

At best we get some kind of impasse where Iran allows oil to flow after we exit. We have already lost face and 20-30 % reduction in oil supply is going to be very disruptive. This is going to be an extended mess.

With negative impact on the value of your personal share portfolio, if you have one, and 401K.

Past history tells me a recovery is either quick or very slow.
Slow, as in multiple years.
Hopefully a quick recovery this time.

I'm hoping Trump will be an example of spontaneous human combustion.
In the middle of a televised speech, preferably.

A series of five or six Hindenburg Omens registered on the stock market in the last three weeks.

I see a 20% to 25% pullback is very likely - and could be more. I’ve sold 40% of my stock holdings into the G fund (treasuries)last week, and will likely move more today.

no freaking way can I keep up with this stuff during these times, NOPE, I cannot stand it

is to tell people "do not panic"

I have an IRA mutual and am doing RMD withdrawals and a traditional IRA. With my military pension, RMD, and Social Security I don't need to touch my regular IRA. I've told people for the past 30 years to invest in a good IRA mutual fund, a good non-IRA mutual fund, and don't touch either other than to make regular contributions. A hold and wait strategy allows you to ride out the lows and ride the highs.

After 9/11, the market went south and between my two mutual funds I lost about half its value. By using hold and wait the mutual funds have more than recovered and are worth about six time what they were valued at in 2001. One thing the market does in the long run is to increase so by patiently riding out the downturns you'll do well.