Many Investors Are Fleeing the Stock Market, but Some Are Doubling Down: ‘If I Lose $15,000, I’m Not Going to Die’

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The stock market is plummeting—and some amateur investors see that as good reason to jump in

Dave Cooper and Samantha Longshore are doing whatever they can to save money, skipping summer vacations and deferring house repairs. Their extra cash will go straight into stocks.

To Mr. Cooper and Ms. Longshore, a plunging market is a chance to buy shares on the cheap. If that means navigating an uneven bathroom floor for a while longer, they are OK with it. They expect they won’t need the money until retirement, and since they are both 34 years old, that is a long time away.

 

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jimcramer rang the bell this morning blame him

There are no experts, just a lot of patiently lucky people.

Not yet.

As they should better for Amateur to get in now then a BULL market, cause when the Bear kicks in they will be losing their minds. Best time for noob to get in is now

Yup no one else but God if the person is willing to let go and let God

amateur post

It's going to be up and right eventually.....zoom out on those charts....99.9% it's up and right.

Traditional stock trade era gone. Holding companies games getting ruined by small Robinhood type investors.

We’re all amateur investors

I’ll help edit this. You’re missing the letter “a” between “as” and “good”.

Buy low / sell high - important

Primera ley del inversiónista... Si salió en la prensa es tarde!!

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