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Dow UP over 1300 point pretrade and now opens just as big.

Remember he’s the guy who promised to end big oil. So you saying he increased it instead is a real laugher.
I knew he could never end big oil.
Too many lobbyists and crooked politicians to make that happen.
 
Sounds like sour grapes.

*clink*

A toast to those of us who didn't panic and sell.
Oh thank you. Thank you me lord for taking your boot off my neck. You placing a boot on my neck in the first place is just what I needed for this moment to be so splendorous so thank you me lord.
 
Sooo much money. Hope it holds.
LOLOLOL....

Look who instantly sold out on the importance of tariffs providing "manufacturing jobs" just because dear leader did a 180.


Apparently you're just shooting from the hip rather than reading any manufacturing data.
What a load of crap. First US manufacturing is ranked second in the world after China. And then the idea someone flipping burgers wouldn't trade up to working in a manufacturing plant with likely much higher wages and benefits is comical.
 
LOLOLOL....

Look who instantly sold out on the importance of tariffs providing "manufacturing jobs" just because dear leader did a 180.

Uhm, tariffs on China were raised to 125%.
 
24/7 hate speech gets a yawn from the left.

If I report on the sun rising, it is not proof that I hate the night sky.

The media did nothing but report on what was happening. Should they ignore the plummeting market? Perhaps pretend it was merely coincidental that it was happening at the same time as Trump’s Tariffs?
 
Yes. Like they “ignored” Russian Collusion.
 
sure----but the value of your ira will not match the percentage of the market fall/rise-------the market can recover quickly, the ira not as much
Why would your IRA be worth less than "the market" if "the market" is what you are invested in?
 
sure----but the value of your ira will not match the percentage of the market fall/rise-------the market can recover quickly, the ira not as much

... Can you explain the mechanic by which you think that occurs?
 
Why would your IRA be worth less than "the market" if "the market" is what you are invested in?
Just because the Dow is up 20% for the year does not mean your IRA is up the same-------I am sure it will increase some, but not 20%





Your IRA's performance might not perfectly match the stock market's due to factors like investment fees, asset allocation, and the types of investments within your IRA.

  • Investment Fees:
    Mutual funds and other investments within your IRA have fees that can reduce returns, even if the underlying market performs well.

  • Asset Allocation:
    Your IRA portfolio may not be 100% stocks, but include other asset classes like bonds or cash, which can lead to lower returns than a purely stock-based portfolio.

  • Investment Choices:
    The specific investments within your IRA (e.g., stocks, bonds, mutual funds) and their performance will directly influence your IRA's returns.

  • Market Volatility:
    The stock market can fluctuate, and your IRA's value can go down during market downturns, even if you have a well-diversified portfolio.

  • Contribution Limits
    You can only contribute a certain amount of money to your IRA each year.
 

..... only two of those things will actually act in the way you described, and one of them (asset allocation) is explicitly ruled out if you are invested "in the market" in your IRA.... and asset allocation could also cause you to OUTperform the market.
 
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Forest Trump crumbled like an insect cancelling all tariffs but Chinas today 04/08 for 90 days sending the markets way up proving again he is lost. Why did he bend over? Because it is easier to take it in the butt from everyone he threatened. That sound you here is the world laughing at our fearless leader. Oddly, yesterday he said, "No one knows how to negotiate like me." Instead of his head being added to the four heads on Mount Rushmore it should be placed next to the four heads of Moe, Larry, Curly and Shemp.
 

I used to have my investments in USAA myself, until they quit doing that, and I got shifted over to Schwab.

However, the only item on this list that would cause that for an IRA is the first one (expenses and fees), and that as well - due to asset allocation - will not "cause" you always rise slower than the market, but only reduce the speed with which you are moving, independent of the market.
 
Your IRA's performance might not perfectly match the stock market's due to factors like investment fees, asset allocation, and the types of investments within your IRA.
Well yea that's the entire point. If you are fully invested in the SP500 in a low cost index fund, your IRA's value will track the SP500. You can buy SP500 mutual funds right now with 0.0015% fees, which is virtual free. So your assertion that "IRA's don't rise as fast as the market but fall faster" makes zero sense. It's your choice what to do - it's not the "IRA" determining this.

Why am I even having this discussion still, I'm out
 


Blanket 10% tariffs are still in effect.
 
I mean, if @tshade is just trying to say that your investment choices, buying & selling, changing your allocation in panic, choosing high fee funds, etc, etc might change how your IRA's value tracks the broader market, then yea, of course. But that isn't anything specific to an IRA. That's literally any investment account.
 
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