Trump

[Dire Wolf]

It IS a good time to buy to be honest.

It's only a good time to buy if you are wealthy enough to have the funds available to capitalise. For casual investors it's not that easy. And if you're a US citizen with your future pension tied up in stocks and shares, it's an unmitigated disaster.
It's another way of shifting more wealth to the already wealthy.

 

[ROVERT47]

My stocks and shares ISA has gone into free fall.

 

[AndyWolves]

Predicting the bottom is the difficulty, it'll wipe out a lot of retail investors

It shouldn't, people should invest with a minimum timeframe of 5 years. If you need the money before that, don't invest it in something risky.

 

[AndyWolves]

It's only a good time to buy if you are wealthy enough to have the funds available to capitalise. For casual investors it's not that easy. And if you're a US citizen with your future pension tied up in stocks and shares, it's an unmitigated disaster.
It's another way of shifting more wealth to the already wealthy.

People outside the US paying into pensions will be exposed to the US (unless they actively chose not to), provided anyone close to retirement has followed life styling advice they should be fine.

You are absolutely spot-on, the wealthy will be using this as a massive opportunity to buy.

 

[Elephant Pyjamas]

It's only a good time to buy if you are wealthy enough to have the funds available to capitalise. For casual investors it's not that easy. And if you're a US citizen with your future pension tied up in stocks and shares, it's an unmitigated disaster.
It's another way of shifting more wealth to the already wealthy.

I agree with your overall point, but you could put a fairly modest investment in today and (likely) see a return stronger than a savings account or ISA interest rate in the medium long term.

Obviously there is risks, but after 2008 and Covid the markets always recover eventually.

 

[ROVERT47]

True, it recovers eventually if you’re patient and don’t panic.

 

[AndyWolves]

S&P 500 returns over the last 20 years, average is about 10% but there are no years when it was 10%! Just sit tight and keep investing

edit - I wouldn't invest in the S&P 500, i'd choose an index fund that tracks all markets so you avoid being unduly exposed to one geographic area. Plus, index funds will shift their weighting to be more / less exposed to specific markets over time.

2025	-14.98
2024	25.02
2023	26.29
2022	-18.11
2021	28.71
2020	18.40
2019	31.49
2018	-4.38
2017	21.83
2016	11.96
2015	1.38
2014	13.69
2013	32.39
2012	16.00
2011	2.11
2010	15.06
2009	26.46
2008	-37.00
2007	5.49
2006	15.79
2005	4.91

 

[Del Woppio]

Tariffs paused except for China

 

[Del Woppio]

Markets absolutely soaring (relatively!) off the back of it

 

[Kenny]

Tariffs paused except for China

Just 125% for them now

 

[darlowolf64]

Markets absolutely soaring (relatively!) off the back of it

They've bought low so now want the upturn to make their money and say "see, everything is good... I said it would be" (kerching!)

 

[Sniffer]

Insider trading taking place in plain site and in front of the world’s media. He and his cronies should be in cuffs for what they are doing.

 

[Del Woppio]

Insider trading taking place in plain site and in front of the world’s media. He and his cronies should be in cuffs for what they are doing.

He really should. The timeline today has been absolutely brazen. I dread to think how much money he's made today

 

[Dire Wolf]

Insider trading taking place in plain site and in front of the world’s media. He and his cronies should be in cuffs for what they are doing.

I mean, Trump should be serving jail time already, but you know Americans gotta American.

 

[Alan]

Both folks who tried to shoot the cunt were Americans tbf

 

[Tony Towner]

Both folks who were accused of shooting the cunt were Americans tbf

 

[EdgeOfTheAlps]

Both folks who tried to shoot the cunt were Americans tbf

I wish the next one better luck

 

[jd1981]

As said everyday he’s top of the news or a decision he’s made is headline stuff.
This doesn’t end well for anyone

 

[Wellen Wolf]

And, here we are, Marjorie Taylor Greene... What a star! ;-(

 

[Lupo]

As said everyday he’s top of the news or a decision he’s made is headline stuff.
This doesn’t end well for anyone

Sick to death of turning the news on and everything is all about the narcissistic, orange prick. Exactly what he wants