Closet_Gamer
Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
They commented on CNBC the other day that retail investors largely just rode out the storm and did fine while a lot of institutional investors have gotten hurt trying to guess the tariff trade and getting it wrong.There was an interesting article in the WSJ on May 14. They interviewed small personal investors (such as most of us here) who simply did nothing this year. They are about back to where they were at the start of the 2025.
So I checked out the performance of the Vanguard Total US Stock Market Admiral fund, my stock index fund of choice. VTSAX is up 0.63% as of May 15, 2025. For the previous 12 months ending April 30, it's up over 11%.
What will happen as the year progresses? I don't know. I am simply offering another perspective. YMMV.
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