r/investing • u/waitbutwhycc • 2d ago

Most Predictable Drop of All Time

I posted here right after the first crash in February “Don’t buy the dip, this is more 1929 vibes than 2001.” In response I got almost 100 replies telling me not to time the market, before it got removed by mods for being a “question” (it was not).

Literally all Trump is doing is exactly what he promised on the campaign. And virtually every economist knew it would cause a recession. Even after the crash yesterday he doubled down, saying he might add tariffs on semiconductors and pharmaceuticals too. He is simply trying to remove us from global markets, and it’s working!

Buy the dip once people start actually pushing back against Trump - no real reason to buy before that point.

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u/superbigjoe007 2d ago

The best investments are in this order:

  1. Job security: try to be the "not worst" employee in the workplace. Create reasons not to get fired / lose other income streams.

1 (tie). Pay off debt (Immediate ROI of your charged interest rate)

  1. Physical / spiritual formation (if religious) is a tangible ROI of resiliency and preparation for tumultuous times. Healthy body, healthy mind. Muscles are useful in hard times...

  2. Growing/producing food, water, safety, and/or shelter: basic needs everyone needs. You'll be everyone's BFF.

  3. Social connections: whatever you need, a social neighbor may have for you (and vice versa). Strengthen family bonds if able.

  4. DCA into safe investments (precious metals, cash, defensive/ consumer staples, US treasury, other?)

  5. Play money (less than 5% NET worth) on risky bets that might moonshot when this is all over... many of us will struggle to get through 1-5 before 6 is an option lol

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u/PocketFullOfFun 1d ago

This. Everything in this comment is key.