Stocks dip as April sell-off continues, global slowdown fears loom

CNBC ^ | 4/25/2022 | Hannah Miao

[Tell It Right]

Stocks are kicking off the week deeply in the red as all the anxiety and negativity from Thurs/Fri carried over the weekend...

[Tell It Right]

Maybe the ol' Sell in May is happening in April?

[JonPreston]

We are at China's mercy

[wiseprince]

Looms?

[1Old Pro]

The Brandan 401k crash, everyone will be dependent on government handouts soon.

[brownsfan]

I retire soon. I have a pension, lump sum vs. monthly distribution. With the idiots running things, I’m taking the monthly.

Good gosh what a mess.

[brownsfan]

“The Brandan 401k crash, everyone will be dependent on government handouts soon.”

Between the market tanking, and inflation, you’re spot on. And Obama is smiling.

[NWFree]

Broad sell down for a while now - lot of recession predictions coming out 🤪

[JonPreston]

Tough choice. I’d go for the payout myself. Good luck.

[RayChuang88]

aka. “Blood in the water” buying opportunity. Warren Buffett would be really interested, for starters.

[1Old Pro]

Between the market tanking, and inflation, you’re spot on. And Obama is smiling.

Don't worry, Buttigeig has proposed a government energy stipend if you stay in line.

[Tell It Right]

If you haven't already, now might be a good time to transition your portfolio to being maybe 50% bonds/treasuries/money markets, perhaps with emphasis on a long-term treasury fund (those tend to rise bigly when stock markets crash).

Then after the crash shift your portfolio back to equities but leave some in bonds --- maybe 70% equities and 30% bonds. From the on live on a 4% annual withdrawal (1/3 of 1% monthly).

[qam1]

And next week it will be up 1000 points

[brownsfan]

“Tough choice. I’d go for the payout myself. Good luck.”

Yeah, the CFP recommends the lump sum. The difference is minor over the long haul. The stress of watching the lump sum do the roller coaster ride is fairly expensive.

Retire, monthly payment, no worries, no changes.

[Jolla]

Retire soon

if you have 20 years left of life do not worry too much about the daily market stuff.

[Vigilanteman]

Sell in May and go away is happening in a couple of weeks early. Yeah, I've increased my cash and money market holding (mostly because they hit targets in the last couple of months(.

No, I am not panic selling stocks with attractive PE ratios and the like.

[Tell It Right]

"Broad sell down for a while now - lot of recession predictions coming out"

Darn! I hate that! I'm in a bearish position and usually the only time I right about that is when most people believe stocks will be moving on up like George Jefferson. LOL

[brownsfan]

“if you have 20 years left of life do not worry too much about the daily market stuff.”

Yeah, if I knew how long I had left, that would make planning easier, but I really don’t want to know when the end will be.

I’m mid 60s, burnt out, ready to go. June 3.

[Macoozie]

Buy ‘til May then go away . . .

[Tell It Right]

I'm predicting the S&P 500 will be down to below 3,400 or lower (which would make a 30% drop from its ATH of 4,818) before we see gains.

And that's if it drops quickly like it did in 2000 and 1987. If it takes and year and a half or more it'll probably go down 45% or more (like it did from March 2000 to fall 2002, and Oct 2007 to March 2009).

I'm watching for either of those to happen before I jump back all in.

[chajin]

Broad sell down for a while now

It's not just women who are pulling out of the market.