>Yeah it is. I got a $1000 dollar one two years ago as a birthday present, and only made $34. You get about 20 different funds to choose from, but its literally all the same shit. Its just some specific sector in the NYSE
You can't even understand the different exchanges or what sector funds are. I'm so glad morons like you throw your money away in the market.
>Holy fuck, you are getting more and more retarded. YOU CAN STILL SHORT A STOCK WITHOUT PREDICTING THE BOTTOM. It took a year for the 2008 recession to take affect. Im not saying it was a year long drop. But the majority of days, the S&P was falling, and you could make bank by shorting stocks. Why is this is hard to understand? Are you seriously saying no one in the world made money off of shorting stocks? Do you think shorting the S&P is just doomed for failure.
Yup, over the long term it is. Because over the long term, the economy grows, technology improves, and companies become more valuable.
I'm sorry you're very triggered about this, but nobody ever knows for sure whether a dip will be 5, 10, or 50% *while it's happening*. Unless you have insights into, say, mortgage bonds being garbage, you're more likely to get crushed than not.
>She never really cared about stocks or money. She just sort of did it for why not. But the point is, she basically did what you're suggesting everyone should do.
If she put $20k into "the market", you know SPY, the S&P 500, it would now be $110k.
Following what Vanguard advises, adding bonds and international exposure, would've gotten her less volatility but only like $80k.
>Just fuck off. You are literally annoying me with how much of a beta retard investor you are. I hope you die at your office of a heart attack while your wife rides tyrone, you fucking wagecuck.
Again, I'm sorry you're getting all emotional over this. Having no self control might be one reason you keep failing at trading.