I don't normally like to

[Omeletpants]

post anything useful, but I thought I would share this chart that my money managers have produced. I read many of your posts and wonder how you will even get through the rest of your lives. So, here is my meager attempt to help you.

the chart explains the value of investing in the stock market and how it's proven to be the best investment over the past 100 years even through world wars, depressions, recessions, etc.. Note the 11,550% appreciation

http://www.fi.com/securedocument/thankyou.aspx?id=7528ee2d-301a-45d7-b106-78d340712491

 

[sam slocum]

Headin' out back to dig up my retirement savings...thanks

 

[Ares]

99% or half of the board gonna TLDR that Ommy, but thank you.

 

[Scoot26]

99% or half of the board gonna TLDR that Ommy, but thank you.

99% of the board won't understand this.

 

[Ares]

99% of the board won't understand this.

So half?

 

[Nick80]

This doesn't apply to me on so many levels ...

Shite joke about my teeth in 3 ... 2 ... 1 ...

 

[Omeletpants]

This doesn't apply to me on so many levels ...

Shite joke about my teeth in 3 ... 2 ... 1 ...

Does having 11 teeth really qualify as having "teeth"?

 

[Nick80]

Does having 11 teeth really qualify as having "teeth"?

 

[ruprecht]

Whores are also a good investment. Pimping them I mean.

 

[Sunbiz1]

NASDAQ=the casino of our economy.

If you can afford to gamble and trust the stability of our debt-based fractional reserve banking system, then by all means seek your fortunes.

 

[Scoot26]

NASDAQ=the casino of our economy.

If you can afford to gamble and trust the stability of our debt-based fractional reserve banking system, then by all means seek your fortunes.

I did. I used my winnings to buy a house. Now I'm broke.

 

[Novak]

Smart people invest in shit like hot wheels and beanie babies.

 

[Mitchapalooza]

Ommy any certain companies you invest in alot? Share your knowledge, grand wizard.

 

[Omeletpants]

Ommy any certain companies you invest in alot? Share your knowledge, grand wizard.

15 years ago I invested in a lot of individual companies with various results. But most of my timelines were very short: form weeks to months. That's reallly a bad way to invest because it requires a lot of timing and decisions based on information the average person doesn't have

Then I got smart and put my money in the hands of professional money managers. My gains have been excellent and I have not suffered some of the losses of investing in individual stock. The most important thing is trusting in them gives you a certain confidence to weather the storms.

The chart is really the proof that investing long term in the stock market offers the safest and best returns long term. Even depressions, recessions, world wars cant kill stock market momenetuem.

If you arent ready to employ a money manager then the best thing to do is pay off your mortgage as fast as you can

 

[Dogstar]

Smart people invest in shit like hot wheels and beanie babies.

Like my old Business Ed teacher who in 1984 told an entire classroom full of students that the DJ index would never reach 5000.

 

[Monster]

Even mortgages aren't bad these days being under 4%.

 

[KittiesKorner]

So I shouldn't have used my 401k on a ps4 and ground fx for my sentra?

 

[Monster]

So I shouldn't have used my 401k on a ps4 and ground fx for my sentra?

No way Man. Isn't that why we all save.

 

[KittiesKorner]

Damn it

 

[Mitchapalooza]

15 years ago I invested in a lot of individual companies with various results. But most of my timelines were very short: form weeks to months. That's reallly a bad way to invest because it requires a lot of timing and decisions based on information the average person doesn't have

Then I got smart and put my money in the hands of professional money managers. My gains have been excellent and I have not suffered some of the losses of investing in individual stock. The most important thing is trusting in them gives you a certain confidence to weather the storms.

The chart is really the proof that investing long term in the stock market offers the safest and best returns long term. Even depressions, recessions, world wars cant kill stock market momenetuem.

If you arent ready to employ a money manager then the best thing to do is pay off your mortgage as fast as you can

Around how much would you recommend to start investing? Serious question. Can pm me if you'd like. Just interested.