A lot of people who bought gold early this year are doing very well.
How much are you down this year?
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Trump capitulated twice, 90 delay on the tariffs and the electronics exemption for Chyna. The threat of liberation is no longer as high.
The US and Canada are probably in a technical recession so it is not a great time to invest but it sure beats investing during a liberation.
I hear the Treasury market is getting wrecked, so even if Trump croaks right now another round of ass pounding with no reach around could still happen.
The US and Canada are probably in a technical recession so it is not a great time to invest but it sure beats investing during a liberation.
I hear the Treasury market is getting wrecked, so even if Trump croaks right now another round of ass pounding with no reach around could still happen.
things will get better, guys, although i do think a bear market will happen next year.
hold strong!
hold strong!
Some decent recoveries thus far; used this as an opportunity to average down where possible (and practical), also took on a few new positions, mostly in Cdn energy, and mostly in anticipation that someone in Ottawa will finally start to develop us into the energy superpower we could & should be.
Remember, there's investing, and there's trading.......if you don't know the difference between them, you shouldn't be doing either!
More importantly, bought new car today!
Exactly, these gross amounts are meaningless without knowing the percentage for context.
It always comes back if properly diversified. Been through many bears and just have long term view and patience. Was down 600k awhile ago and already recouped about 300 of that by staying invested in solid growth and value stocks. don’t look at weekly or monthly returns Step back and look at charts That show 5o-60 years.
Yes, it has come back(for U.S. stocks you could argue because the U.S. dollar has declined, foreign earnings are big for S& P 500) but was hoping for more of an opportunily for my TFSA cash position. Too much cash in that account.
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I am starting to get over sitting on side lines on a pile of cash.
My first moves will likely do modest nibbles to add to existing positions.
That are kind of 'on sale' at present.
But also acknowledge that 'normal' pricing might take a way to crawl back to.
And there will be more churn along the way with new funds in as well as existing holdings.
I did not think back 99-03 when things went sideways for quite a while with my smaller at the time nest egg that I was learning anything of value.
But I seem kind of zen with the current turmoil.
A 'this too will pass' feeling that I must have soaked up from more than 20 years ago now.
I got the spidey sense tingling in me Aug-Oct 2024 that too much had been going too well for too long.
So I unloaded a bunch of equity holdings that either needed trimming after good gains , or needed to be taken behind the shed and shot, and sold at a loss as duds.
The net result was beefing up on bonds and then still holding back about 200K as cash spread between tfsa, rrsp and non reg accounts.
So at the worst of the Trump Slump when he was nutty on tarrifts and had not relaxed any, at that worst dip I was down about 10%.
But at the end of April I am now more like down 5% from earlier this year all time highs.
My first moves will likely do modest nibbles to add to existing positions.
That are kind of 'on sale' at present.
But also acknowledge that 'normal' pricing might take a way to crawl back to.
And there will be more churn along the way with new funds in as well as existing holdings.
I did not think back 99-03 when things went sideways for quite a while with my smaller at the time nest egg that I was learning anything of value.
But I seem kind of zen with the current turmoil.
A 'this too will pass' feeling that I must have soaked up from more than 20 years ago now.
I got the spidey sense tingling in me Aug-Oct 2024 that too much had been going too well for too long.
So I unloaded a bunch of equity holdings that either needed trimming after good gains , or needed to be taken behind the shed and shot, and sold at a loss as duds.
The net result was beefing up on bonds and then still holding back about 200K as cash spread between tfsa, rrsp and non reg accounts.
So at the worst of the Trump Slump when he was nutty on tarrifts and had not relaxed any, at that worst dip I was down about 10%.
But at the end of April I am now more like down 5% from earlier this year all time highs.
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was down about 80k since the beginning of the year, but made it all back and more over the past month buying the dip.
Back to where I was.... Portfolio now slowly increasing with capital appreciation and dividends. Still down on bce and aqn but I'll ride it out and continue to collect dividends. With enough capital appreciation I may cash out some gains and losses.... Maybe...
Big bounce up today.
But I am not sure of this is a start of a claw back to past levels,
Or just a bit of a dead cat bounce.
But I am not sure of this is a start of a claw back to past levels,
Or just a bit of a dead cat bounce.
Wish I bought more TOI a couple of years ago. The junior european version of CSU.
The CSU stable does have both spinoffs Topicus and Lumine built in, so we sold both.
My RRSP is down 5% from its peak in late January 2025. At one point it was down 17%.
My open account is down about 7% YTD.
My open account is down about 7% YTD.
I am about even as well, was down almost 100k at the lowest early this year. Hopefully the recovery will continue.
The Fed should start cutting rates soon, that will be a huge catalyst. More agreements between the US and China, and other countries regarding trade deals will also help. Finally, a truce between Russia and Ukraine will also help.
The Fed should start cutting rates soon, that will be a huge catalyst. More agreements between the US and China, and other countries regarding trade deals will also help. Finally, a truce between Russia and Ukraine will also help.
