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Re:Maybe Warren Buffett Is Warning Us About Something by lethologica on Wednesday August 28, 2019 @09:09AM (#20819374)
Educate yourself. You don't need to know the intricacies of how markets operate, but a little financial understanding is, I believe, a must for everyone.

Also, be aware that even when you do educate yourself and you do everything you think is in your power to 'safe guard' your nest egg, that there are are still a billion and one ways that it can all be wiped out tomorrow.

Micro managing you're finances if you don't know what you're doing is a fantastic way to wipe it out. As the good old saying goes, “The market can stay irrational longer than you can stay solvent.”

Re:Maybe Warren Buffett Is Warning Us About Something by avn2109 on Wednesday August 28, 2019 @09:45AM (#20819680)
A bunch of people have given well intentioned but super vague answers to your question, such as "watch videos on khan academy" or "read newspapers."

These are Bad Answers and instead you just need to read and obey two books and two books only:

1) https://www.amazon.com/Bogleheads-Guide-Retirement-Planning/...

2)https://www.amazon.com/Bogleheads-Guide-Investing-Taylor-Lar...

If you do this, it will prevent you from being any more screwed than anyone else, regardless of market conditions. You will also not become flamboyantly rich overnight in the way that Crypto speculators do.

Re:Maybe Warren Buffett Is Warning Us About Something by bananasbandanas on Wednesday August 28, 2019 @10:17AM (#20819988)
You might also want to check out the Bogleheads Wiki [1] first. It gives a good overview of what these books are about.

[1] https://www.bogleheads.org/wiki/Main_Page

Re:Maybe Warren Buffett Is Warning Us About Something by narcindin on Wednesday August 28, 2019 @10:53AM (#20820367)
Here is their getting started page (https://www.bogleheads.org/wiki/Getting_started)
Re:Maybe Warren Buffett Is Warning Us About Something by JohnJamesRambo on Wednesday August 28, 2019 @10:14AM (#20819960)
>You will also not become flamboyantly rich overnight in the way that Crypto speculators do.

Yeah who would want that???

Re:Maybe Warren Buffett Is Warning Us About Something by chosenbreed37 on Wednesday August 28, 2019 @09:12AM (#20819404)
> Educate yourself. You don't need to know the intricacies of how markets operate, but a little financial understanding is, I believe, a must for everyone.

I second this. Lot's of good advice here about letting the 401k ticking along. In the meantime start building some knowledge. It may take a bit of time but it will be worth it. But the basics should be accessible to everyone. There are many sources of information (of varying quality). Youtube, blogs, financial section of major newspapers, MOOCs, and last but not least books

Re:Maybe Warren Buffett Is Warning Us About Something by chii on Wednesday August 28, 2019 @09:34AM (#20819586)
so to sum it up, don't do anything, and hope? Because even if you attempt to educate yourself, it'd be like trying to learn to do your own surgery. Not impossible, but...

What i want to really know is what people with a lot of money actually do - and when i say a lot, i meant a lot. networth in excess of 8-9 digits. What do they invest in? What diversification measures do they do? Which country? And finally, how they dodge taxes (as they inevitably seem to be able to - so if you can't defeat 'em, join 'em?)

Re:Maybe Warren Buffett Is Warning Us About Something by ccffph on Wednesday August 28, 2019 @09:57AM (#20819776)
they invest in businesses/franchises to keep a constant cash flow. that and fixed income due to low risk. taxes are avoided by keeping things offshore unless absolutely necessary to tunnel back to the us.
Re:Maybe Warren Buffett Is Warning Us About Something by lethologica on Wednesday August 28, 2019 @09:36AM (#20819602)
They usually pay other people to worry about it at that stage .
Re:Maybe Warren Buffett Is Warning Us About Something by wbl on Wednesday August 28, 2019 @10:17AM (#20819989)
Put it all in the S&P 500. I lived on a street with a bunch of Wall Street higher ups growing up. They all were Vanguard customers.
Re:Maybe Warren Buffett Is Warning Us About Something by ericd on Wednesday August 28, 2019 @12:44PM (#20821466)
Most people, if they’re honest with themselves, don’t have the stomach for a 100% equity portfolio. That includes the intestinal fortitude not to panic and sell when the market drops 50% or more.