Yes, this board has exposed to me many, many great minds, and many excellent ideas. I also realized I’m smarter than I think because I’ve been able to keep up with a lot of what’s posted here. Plus, it was incredibly validating to see I’m not the only one who thought the whole RE market was out of control. When I found The Professor a couple of years ago, it was like, “halaluja!”
Shorting sounded like gambling to me, and I don’t gamble. I’m conservative financially, plus I’m not particularly interested in financial stuff. I force myself to take an interest because I’m single, and no one (meaning no husband) is going to take care of it except me. I am interested in the more macro stuff like the global economy etc, but the day-to-day workings of the stock market are BORING to me.
I have zero debt (as of about 3 years ago) but little in the way of cash. I’m debating whether I should cash out my mutual funds. I know my financial planner will have an absolute fit if I do this, as his motto is ‘ride out the market whether it’s up or down.’ He think’s I’m diversified enough that even if one area takes a hit, I’ll be ok.
