(02-07-2021, 11:33 AM)HURRICANE!!! Wrote:

(02-07-2021, 10:38 AM)The Real Marty Wrote: When the market's going up, everyone's a genius.

The key is about maximizing your gains when the market is up and minimizing you losses when the market is down, it's not about running parallel to the market.  I actually welcome dips because they create an opportunities.   Personally, I don't feel like I'm "gambling" as I got into innovative growth stocks like Roku and Square.  Most would say investing in Boeing is the real gamble as business travel will remain stagnant in 2021 AND the 737 Max has extreme inherent risk that doesn't need further detail. 

... for the record, I'm pretty much a math/financial geek and actually do have CNBC and Fox Business on my background TV from 7am thru 7pm .... I'd have to say they are correct ~ 80% of the time with their forecasts -- at least it's worked for me (up 12% YTD)

  Whatever dude.  Boeing isn't about "business travel" and the 737 Max isn't their only thing, but I know that you know that being that you make "highly educated transactions".  

Seriously, you are much better off following TRM's advice by investing in an index fund or if you want to get "adventurous" perhaps get into some kind of sector fund.  Both ITA and IXN have done very well for me, though I'm looking more and more at energy.

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