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FirstLight

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4. The brokerage houses are trying to pretend it's 'normal'...

Reply to pat_k (Original post)

Wed Apr 9, 2025, 04:51 PM

Apr 2025

My stupid guy sent out a newsletter yesterday or monday, saying where to play safe with "a minimum of $500 investment" ... yeahhhhhh, no.

I pulled everything out but $200. Had At&T from Dad's retirement that was passed on when he died. After my crazy abusive ex basically extorted the rest of my inheritance to buy bullshit, she started making me dip into the stocks last fall. I then also dipped in after she was arrested to help my sone ghet an apartment. I'm down to my last 12K.

But I am NOT gonna cry about it...I'm relaunching y website and got classes planned for May. I will perservere even if we resort to bartering...fuck these assholes and their "imaginary money"...!!!

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It mystifies me that anyone would buy into the market... [View all] pat_k Apr 2025 OP

Excellent point. He can destroy a lot more over the next 3 plus years Raven123 Apr 2025 #1

Hedge funds etc . . . Johonny Apr 2025 #2

I guess I forget how powerfully those giant funds drive things. pat_k Apr 2025 #3

The brokerage houses are trying to pretend it's 'normal'... FirstLight Apr 2025 #4

In my case, no_hypocrisy Apr 2025 #5

People don't get it... WarGamer Apr 2025 #6

Message auto-removed Name removed Apr 2025 #7