3 Investing Mistakes That Could Wipe You Out in a Market Crash

Motley Fool2021-06-01

Just about everyone will lose money when the stock market takes a dip. Whether that loss is temporary or permanent depends on the investing moves you make both before the crash and during it. The ...

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abp
2021-06-02
abp
Ic
rachelswl
2021-06-02
rachelswl
Good reminder
Huatster
2021-06-02
Huatster
Good
- SafetyFirst:
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YiHong
2021-06-02
YiHong
Anyone can grow money, even those without knowledge, just by buying SPY and hold thru ups n down.. eventually it will grow in value .. just look atthe long term chart
- SaveHK:
  need to have $$$ to hold long term...and not everyone has?
kenong62
2021-06-02
kenong62
Should read the intelligent investor by Benjamin grahamPlease comment n like
- koolgal:
  Good book
Kelvin_Qiu
2021-06-02
Kelvin_Qiu
Keeping a certain % of liquidity of your portfolio should suffice, you know your own fixed expenses
- Kelvin_Qiu:
  ?
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