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Re:We need to be wary of narratives of economic catastrophe by gruez on Tuesday January 22, 2019 @09:41AM (#18968509)
>When the crash hit in 2008, it wiped a large portion (if not almost all) of their life's savings. So, for people to be especially worried going forward isn't without merit.

only if they panic sold. if they held for a few more years, they would have recovered most, if not all of their losses.

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Re:We need to be wary of narratives of economic catastrophe by announcerman on Tuesday January 22, 2019 @09:53AM (#18968620)
Yup still waiting for my Lehman Brother's shares to go to the moon in value, any day now.
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