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Re:Trading halted as U.S. stocks plummet by twblalock on Monday March 09, 2020 @01:57PM (#22527774)
> What? That's how you minimize risk because there's a good chance the markets will continue to slide.

You don't minimize risk by reacting to daily market fluctuations. You minimize risk by choosing an asset allocation that allows you to ignore those fluctuations.

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Re:Trading halted as U.S. stocks plummet by allovernow on Monday March 09, 2020 @02:08PM (#22527906)
The market has been dropping for a week. Indicators across the board are long term negative. We are well past the realm of daily market fluctuations.
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Re:Trading halted as U.S. stocks plummet by anm89 on Monday March 09, 2020 @04:02PM (#22529161)
I don't disagree with your read, but you are certainly trying to time here.
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