Problem is when it tumbles it will go fast and you will lose ...

a lot of your gains before you have a chance to move them.

It took me 25 years before I realized it is perfectly ok to sell something that is doing great in order to buy something that currently sucks. After all, the strategy is 'buy low, sell high' and that is exactly what you are doing. The strategy of 'Buy at the bottom, Sell at the Top' will kill you every time! I have been selling stocks and buying bonds slowly since August and I am ok with it. I am still 70% in stocks and I have already locked in a lot of gains. I didn't get the top/bottom but you never will. I will probably sell some more next week.

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Posted: 11/30/2017 at 11:47AM

Dow 23k we hardly knew you. Onward and upward ... -- vt90 11/30/2017 11:01AM

About 16 months ago, I became convinced that the stock market was -- Late 80s Hokie 11/30/2017 12:09PM

I did, too, put about the same in less risky funds -- WestyHokie 11/30/2017 12:56PM

I felt the same way, but... -- EDGEMAN 11/30/2017 12:17PM

Hope youngsters are putting money into the market -- EDGEMAN 11/30/2017 11:47AM

UHG stock @ $226.20... -- banishedtothelounge 11/30/2017 11:40AM

Stockmarket and Bitcoin..which one implodes 1st? ** -- capitals1 11/30/2017 11:20AM

And my 401k is barely breaking 13% YTD because Well Fargo funds stink. -- Naelbis 11/30/2017 11:13AM

Checked this morning, +26% YTD, +23% 1-year -- Burruss Writer 11/30/2017 3:51PM

Is your "stock fund" really a balanced or growth and income fund? Most -- 81_Hokie 11/30/2017 12:38PM

Re: Is your -- Naelbis 11/30/2017 7:42PM

Doubt it has anything to do with Wells Fargo funds. -- HWA 11/30/2017 11:34AM

I have the same percentage of allocations by investment in both funds. -- Naelbis 11/30/2017 11:51AM

Got it. So if anything, your company stinks (doesn't offer many 401k funds) -- HWA 11/30/2017 12:19PM

I am at around 17% but I am sticking at 70/30 equity/bond ... -- vt90 11/30/2017 11:22AM

My biggest fund is stock heavy - loving this run! -- EDGEMAN 11/30/2017 11:32AM

What is this "bond" you speak of? I'm 100% stocks baby. ** -- Hokie360 11/30/2017 11:31AM

If I were 30 or 35 I would be too ... -- vt90 11/30/2017 11:34AM

I'm going to ride the wave as long as it takes me, then... -- EDGEMAN 11/30/2017 11:41AM

Problem is when it tumbles it will go fast and you will lose ... -- vt90 11/30/2017 11:47AM

Then you should shift funds as it goes up. -- EDGEMAN 11/30/2017 11:55AM

Would you've my wife a call??? "Needs to know"...... ** -- DonHo-kieHi 11/30/2017 12:26PM

You can handle it. -- EDGEMAN 11/30/2017 12:41PM

Go baby go! -- EDGEMAN 11/30/2017 11:06AM

I think the tax cut is already figured in, though there might be a ... -- vt90 11/30/2017 11:24AM

Concur. -- EDGEMAN 11/30/2017 11:30AM

TOS prevent me from replying as I would like to. :) -- vt90 11/30/2017 11:32AM

Problem is when it tumbles it will go fast and you will lose ...

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