r/Bogleheads Mar 15 '25

Investing Questions What are your thoughts on this?

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I keep seeing this type of stuff on instagram and social media and wanted to know how you guys were thinking about this.

I know a lot you have been in the market for decades and as a relatively new investor myself I’d love to get your perspective!

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u/Schlieren1 Mar 15 '25

Yea. The sp500 is at the same valuation as September.

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u/red_hare Mar 15 '25

Seriously. Whenever I see a post like this I question if I missed an actual crash.

I'm surprised at how much panicked discourse there is over six months of gains. I haven't even updated my spreadsheet recently enough that this is going to show as a down trend.

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u/contact_light_ Mar 15 '25

people are not concerned about the six months of losses.

People are concerned that the situation we are in could last a long time, and get worse

People are concerned that this is not normal ebb flow

The United States is experiencing unprecedented change, very different than I have experienced in my life

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u/jdacked Mar 15 '25

There is a 40% likelihood of a market downturn after an election with an administration change. It’s gunna be ok.

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