Comments on: Why You Should Ignore the Stock Market http://www.moneyunder30.com/ignore-the-stock-market Personal Finance for the Young and Ambitious Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:25:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Andrew Badera http://www.moneyunder30.com/ignore-the-stock-market/comment-page-1#comment-2329 Andrew Badera Tue, 14 Apr 2009 12:36:54 +0000 http://www.moneyunder30.com/?p=1527#comment-2329 Investing in index funds fails to hold individual companies accountable, and only enables and facilitates executive-level accounting fraud and other non-positive behaviors. In these same 20s and 30s (hitting 30 here) you should educate yourself about solid companies and their equally solid management, buy for value, and invest for the long term. Investing in index funds fails to hold individual companies accountable, and only enables and facilitates executive-level accounting fraud and other non-positive behaviors. In these same 20s and 30s (hitting 30 here) you should educate yourself about solid companies and their equally solid management, buy for value, and invest for the long term.

]]> By: Matt O'Rourke http://www.moneyunder30.com/ignore-the-stock-market/comment-page-1#comment-2328 Matt O'Rourke Wed, 11 Mar 2009 13:43:52 +0000 http://www.moneyunder30.com/?p=1527#comment-2328 I agree completely. Anyone trying to make a quick buck in the stock market is playing with fire. If you are a long term investor, there is nothing to worry about. I would add however, that with stocks so low, I am snapping up some bargains (mainly via increasing 401K and ROTH IRA contributions and buying mutual funds) but I plan on holding them for the long haul. I agree completely. Anyone trying to make a quick buck in the stock market is playing with fire. If you are a long term investor, there is nothing to worry about. I would add however, that with stocks so low, I am snapping up some bargains (mainly via increasing 401K and ROTH IRA contributions and buying mutual funds) but I plan on holding them for the long haul.

]]> By: the weakonomist http://www.moneyunder30.com/ignore-the-stock-market/comment-page-1#comment-2327 the weakonomist Wed, 11 Mar 2009 13:09:22 +0000 http://www.moneyunder30.com/?p=1527#comment-2327 In theory it should bother no normal investor. You addressed us young'ns but older people shouldn't care as much either. Someone in their 40s still has time for a recovery before retirement, and people in their 50s and beyond should have a good amount of their investments in bonds by now and avoided much of this mess. I'm with you David, we shouldn't pay attention to the market's movements. In theory it should bother no normal investor. You addressed us young’ns but older people shouldn’t care as much either. Someone in their 40s still has time for a recovery before retirement, and people in their 50s and beyond should have a good amount of their investments in bonds by now and avoided much of this mess.

I’m with you David, we shouldn’t pay attention to the market’s movements.

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