The Markets

So true, everyone can see except for the lying media and the DemocRats --

The markets dropped beciuse of the pandemic, and Republicans blamed Biden.

Then the markets dropped because of Trump, and Republicans blamed Biden.

Dave is easily fooled by either false or meaningless memes.

Kitchen Sink- ENTER WITH CAUTION - Tariff Results

Dave doesn't understand investing.

" MaxFlavor
Apr 5, 2025
5:00am
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Originally posted by: David Miller
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2nd newsflash, exactly a year ago to date the market was at precisely the same place is it today. I dont recall any of you low IQ Democrats screaming at the sky then.
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Seriously, David, why do you even try to match intellect with me? Sigh.  I'll help you with investing just like I had to teach you how tariffs work.
 
On Jan. 2, 2024, the S&P 500 was at 4,472.83, and on April 3, 2024, the S&P 500 was at 5,211.43. So if you had invested money on Jan 2nd, by the time April 3rd rolled around, your money would have grown by 16.5%
 
On Jan 2, 2025, the S&P500 was at 5,868.55(notice that this number is higher than the April 3, 2024 number, which is good for investors), on April 4, 2025, the S&P500 is at 5,074.08. So if you had invested on Jan 2nd, you would have lost 13.5% of your money.
 
To make it easy for you to understand, in 2024 it would have been like going to Vegas and winning money(has that ever happened to you?). In 2025, it would have been like going to Vegas and losing money. 
 
The reason the low-IQ Democrats weren't "screaming at the sky then" is because they were making money.
 
I'll leave you with this thought, there is a psychological phenomenon called the Dunning-Kruger Effect. It describes how people with limited knowledge tend to overestimate their abilities while those with greater expertise underestimate their knowledge. Which kind of person are you? You show it every day with every post you make."

  For you, I will simplify this post - called the Common Sense effect. If one had $1000 invested in the markets and the markets dropped 25%, you would have $750 left. If one had $1000 invested in the markets and the markets dropped 9%, you would have $910 left. The difference is $160., therefore the year that you lost 25% is a year of greater loss. Are you so obtuse not to comprehend the difference? BTW - your moronic postings that you make show everyday your lack of common sense and reality.

So David, you are saying the markets are down 9% from their highs here?  

  Get someone to explain what I have said - it is obvious that you have difficulty comprehending math and common sense.

Here is a clue......the markets aren't down 9% from their highs.  I can teach you how to use a calculator if you can't do it in your head.  

The markets dropped because of uncertainty.  The tariffs have upset the market and caused a selloff.  Historically speaking the market recovers.

If you have an appropriate asset allocation that you are comfortable with you should be able to ride the storm out.  Things will settle back down and market results will correct.

The tariff reset was a rip-off-the-bandaid moment that was needed a long time ago.

I think David was merely pointing out that a bigger number is bigger than a smaller number and that under Biden the market actually dipped a larger percent on two occasions than it has this year under Trump.  The 25 and 9 were just examples of bigger and smaller numbers in his quest to simplify the math for those numerically challenged.   

But to refresh those who don't remember 2022,, the S&P 500 experienced a major market decline of 25% from peak to trough in 2022, marking the worst year for the index since 2008.  Since January 20th 2025, the S&P has declined 12%  So what David was saying is 25% > 12%.  For the mathmatically challenged > means "greater than".   And for some added insight, 25% is over twice as much as 12%! 

Of course no one loses money in the stock market unless they sell or the stock prices go to 0.  I can help with those numbers too.  If it goes to 0 it's a 100% decline regardless of where it started from.

The entire planet experienced the same problem in 2022 and it was all for the same reason.....supply chain problems coming from trying to turn the global economy back on after being shut down for 2 years.

There are no extraneous circumstances in the current downtrend.   It is unilaterally on Donald Trump's chaotic trade war which the motive for changes as often as the amounts he is taxing.     

People like Charles like to blame the sitting president (at least when its a Democrat) for things like bird flu, wild fires, and pandemics.    For people who arent partisan hacks there is recognition of "cause and effect".     There isnt some natural disaster behind Trump's tariffs on Canada.   Thats was his unilateral choice.