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re: Bought into a sinking ship stock

Posted on 11/4/23 at 9:51 am to
Posted by Fat Bastard
coach, investor, gambler
Member since Mar 2009
73730 posts
Posted on 11/4/23 at 9:51 am to
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Personally, I'd sell, take the loss and get the tax write off.


yup

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but thankfully it doesn't sound like a life altering loss.


if he is squirming over 1k losses he has ZERO business investing or trading PERIOD! that is peanuts
Posted by Vols&Shaft83
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Member since Dec 2012
69956 posts
Posted on 11/4/23 at 10:35 am to
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if he is squirming over 1k losses he has ZERO business investing or trading PERIOD! that is peanuts



Agreed. If someone doesn't have the stomach or the means to take a $1,000 loss, then they need to stick to buying mutual funds with DCA.

And there's nothing wrong with that, it's a tried and true strategy to build wealth over the long term.
Posted by southernelite
Dallas
Member since Sep 2009
53180 posts
Posted on 11/4/23 at 8:29 pm to
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if he is squirming over 1k losses he has ZERO business investing or trading PERIOD! that is peanuts


Nah
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