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When The Stock Market Is This Crazy, You Should Just Invest Lazy

TedTed
in Fund Discussions
FYI: Lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer?

August certainly was crazy for the global financial markets, and the outlook is unquestionably hazy as the season unofficially ends with Monday’s Labor Day holiday. Lazy might have been the best investment strategy, however, if that meant setting and forgetting a diversified stock-and-bond portfolio.

August saw wild swings in the U.S. markets, buffeted by the three Ts: tweets, trade, and Treasuries. Through Thursday, the SPDR S&P 500 exchange-traded fund (ticker: SPY), which tracks the U.S. large-capitalization market, had a total return for August of minus 2.85%, according to Morningstar data. That surely stings most readers.
Regards,
Ted
https://www.barrons.com/articles/when-the-stock-market-is-this-crazy-you-should-just-invest-lazy-51567213413?mod=hp_INTERESTS_funds&refsec=hp_INTERESTS_funds

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  • johnNjohnN
    edited August 2019
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  • TedTed
    @johnN:In my opinion you have done a disservice to the MFO Discussion Board. You have linked the entire Barron's Weekly without a reference to a particular article. Since I have already link this week's Barron's articles, that pertain to funds or the overall economy and general stock marker, I have to ask the question why ?
    Regards,
    Ted
  • johnNjohnN
    hi sir @_Ted sorry thought it was good for summary ...will take it down
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