Originally Posted by Hog's Gone Fishin:
I'd be curious to know which one stock is everybodys largest holding.
I've had a core of AAPL, HD, XOM, MO, JNJ for a long time.
AAPL and HD are neck and neck since AAPL's recent drop.
My biggest regret to date is my TSLA fuckup. I documented their growth weekly on my Facebook feed since 2009, recommended to my cousin to buy all he could at $38 and I didn't buy a single share like a complete moron.
One of my best friend's since I was 7 bought a lot and owns 1150 shares and cost is a little less than $60 [Reply]
I'm down around 18% this year. I've still got 7 years to go until I "retire" and look for something else to occupy my time. I'm more worried about the short term than I am about my retirement account. [Reply]
I am in a very similar boat to Hog, I have a pretty large investment in Real Estate. Even if housing prices tumble most of my properties were purchased during the previous housing crash.
I had sold off all of my holdings in my brokerage account late last year to take a different approach to investing. I started buying Dividend stocks on large dips in an effort to maximize income. Currently I only have about 40% of my cash reinvested. So I have not been hurt by the market tumble. For me this is a great buying opportunity. [Reply]
May 2021 till today up 5%... Not because I'm some genius, more sheer luck and making a couple very good decisions 3 years ago on a major part of my portfolio
That said, I wish there were a way to lock in what I have and not get killed on Cap gains but there is not.
I also make very few decisions and have a great portfolio manage I listen to and trust who has made a lot of it possible [Reply]
I don't really want to look. All I needed was four more years of Trump and I got this shit instead. I'm more than a little worried. I do own two houses outright, so I have over $700,000.00 in home equity but that may getting ready to shit the bed like everything else. [Reply]
Originally Posted by F150:
May 2021 till today up 5%... Not because I'm some genius, more sheer luck and making a couple very good decisions 3 years ago on a major part of my portfolio
That said, I wish there were a way to lock in what I have and not get killed on Cap gains but there is not.
I also make very few decisions and have a great portfolio manage I listen to and trust who has made a lot of it possible
What the heck are you in? Pretty much every investment vehicle is down. Gimme some hope. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Iconic:
roughly 35 - 40% on what i'm still currently invested in. but i sold off the majority of my portfolio a while back and converted it into cash. been patiently waiting for when i feel a bottom has been found.
Once upon a time, I was 100% cash. Then, last year I thought I would be cute and put 20k in a mutual fund. That bad boy is worth $15,400 today. So I lost approx. 25% PLUS about a years worth of time (that I can't get back)
Damn glad I didn't gamble with more of my retirement. I debated it for sure. Still have a nice pile in cash. Lesson learned I guess. :-) [Reply]
I am down approximately 16% or about 800k when considering stock options, retirement, and investments. However, with the price of my house increasing almost $250k over the past two years, the losses are somewhat less. I am also sitting on a substantial pile of cash and I plan to invest in equities once signs a bottom has been reached. Hopefully gains on those investments can help more quickly offset the losses. [Reply]
