I'm not usually big on conspiracy theories, but in recent days I am beginning to wonder if China did not orchestrate this in order to disrupt our economy. We all know of their past currency manipulation and technology theft, the tariffs, etc.
I have not looked at my Vanguard for the past month and am in no hurry to do so.
This is the price of freedom. Ride it out. At worst, you’ll probably have to shift to a cheaper bourbon in the meantime. Think about, most of us older investors have been through this kind of thing before.
Things that make you go hmmmmmmmm
China wouldn't do anything like that, now would they? /s
I doubt China hates our economy more than they love theirs. All we have to do is get manufacturing going on our side of the Pacific. They have to have reasonable expectations of not unleashing a massively destructive plague on their population and, more importantly (to them), convincing the rest of the world that it’s safe to do business there again.
No, I don’t see China destroying their economy in the hope of nicking ours.
Don’t.