[gloryblaze]

.....There is absolutely nothing wrong with holding cash, now, then, forever.

It is nice to read that from someone who seems to know about these things. It is my theory, as well, but based only on instinctual fear of the other options.

[expat_panama]

nothing wrong with holding cash, now, then, forever.

my theory, as well

Most people go w/ their feelings and some go w/ hard reality; the trend over centuries time frame is stocks are smart, cash is stupid:

 

[Attention Surplus Disorder]

Cash or “flat” as we weasels call it is a perfectly valid position.

The key to making money in any market is in controlling your losses. The wonderful thing about stocks is that you can cut off your pain at any time. That does not mean that it is a smart thing to do, it does not mean that being underwater on an investment is smart or dumb. Nobody can predict the future.

[winner3000]

(.....There is absolutely nothing wrong with holding cash, now, then, forever.)

That’s a good recipe for losing buying power.
Seems like those who have been holding gold since forever did much, much better.

The economy is weaker than they are disclosing. Both the right (Trump) and the left (Yellen) don’t seem to be too keen on increasing interest rates. In a negative interest rate environment gold is king. As the supply of gold decreases, and it is expected to decrease as there hasn’t been much investment in exploration since forever, the price of gold will increase. Over the long run. Who knows what the short term fluctuations will look like.