Entire stock portfolio down 50% in one year

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Anonymous wrote:He's been listening to too much Cathy Wood. That's a YOLO portfolio right there.


What’s that?


Not Cathy this is a Motley Fool rec list


Yep, spot on. DH follows Motley Fool.

Our equity won’t go down. Our area isn’t DC. May not go up as much as it has but it won’t drop. We have $200k left on our mortgage so this is very safe for us. We will never be underwater on our home.


OP. Think along the same lines. Will you sell your homes just because it drops by 500K? Same situation here. You'd be better off researching each of those holdings and you may find that you are not comfortable with a few of them that you may want to get rid of (together). Keep the strong ones.
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Anonymous wrote:This is my retirement account:

AMWL

YI

TDOC

TRUP

AMZN

LMND

NEE

ABNB

MASI

PGNY

FROG

FSLY

AXON

CRWD

PINS


This is my retirement fund: VTSAX
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What I want to know: how much Crypto he owns.
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Anonymous wrote:He's been listening to too much Cathy Wood. That's a YOLO portfolio right there.


What’s that?


Not Cathy this is a Motley Fool rec list


Yep, spot on. DH follows Motley Fool.

Our equity won’t go down. Our area isn’t DC. May not go up as much as it has but it won’t drop. We have $200k left on our mortgage so this is very safe for us. We will never be underwater on our home.


Motley Fool? https://www.bogleheads.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=66350 My condolences. They used to be helpful, but now they are just shills.

I don't think you understand equity. Your equity absolutely can go down. Sure, you have almost paid off your mortgage, so you are unlikely to be underwater, but your equity could absolutely drop and your net worth with it.

Sure you aren't in DC, but I can't think of many places where a $1.7M house is immune to recession. Remember once Detroit was Silicon Valley... https://www.politico.com/news/2020/12/18/silicon-valley-bay-area-business-model-448065 . Maybe you are on Hawaii? But island life gets way less attractive with high fuel costs making EVERYTHING outrageously expensive (for example).


Our area won't go down though.We are experiencing super high growth. It may not see the gains of this year but with a 200k mortgage on a house valued at 1.7 we are in a very good position with this. Also my decision to buy the house.


What area? Rapid growth recently has been in places dependent on WFH continuing


Austin (rollingwood)


Austin tops the lists of a lot of bubble lists, can sprawl on forever, and suffers from being under Texas governance.

It seems likely you bought a decade ago, and your $500k home is now worth $1.7M? I would not hang my hat on that equity, and make darn sure your DH doesn’t take a HELOC for more investing money.
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:What I want to know: how much Crypto he owns.


I don’t know if OP can handle the answer to this one…
Anonymous
Don’t your employers manage your 401Ks?
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:Don’t your employers manage your 401Ks?


Huh? What in the world are you talking about.
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Anonymous wrote:He's been listening to too much Cathy Wood. That's a YOLO portfolio right there.


What’s that?


Not Cathy this is a Motley Fool rec list


Yep, spot on. DH follows Motley Fool.

Our equity won’t go down. Our area isn’t DC. May not go up as much as it has but it won’t drop. We have $200k left on our mortgage so this is very safe for us. We will never be underwater on our home.


Motley Fool? https://www.bogleheads.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=66350 My condolences. They used to be helpful, but now they are just shills.

I don't think you understand equity. Your equity absolutely can go down. Sure, you have almost paid off your mortgage, so you are unlikely to be underwater, but your equity could absolutely drop and your net worth with it.

Sure you aren't in DC, but I can't think of many places where a $1.7M house is immune to recession. Remember once Detroit was Silicon Valley... https://www.politico.com/news/2020/12/18/silicon-valley-bay-area-business-model-448065 . Maybe you are on Hawaii? But island life gets way less attractive with high fuel costs making EVERYTHING outrageously expensive (for example).


Our area won't go down though.We are experiencing super high growth. It may not see the gains of this year but with a 200k mortgage on a house valued at 1.7 we are in a very good position with this. Also my decision to buy the house.


What area? Rapid growth recently has been in places dependent on WFH continuing


Austin (rollingwood)


Austin tops the lists of a lot of bubble lists, can sprawl on forever, and suffers from being under Texas governance.

It seems likely you bought a decade ago, and your $500k home is now worth $1.7M? I would not hang my hat on that equity, and make darn sure your DH doesn’t take a HELOC for more investing money.


I don’t think so. We are one mile from downtown
Zillow estimate is 1.9, 1.7 is conservative.
Anonymous
You've got to be an absolute bozo dumbass to be down 50% in individual tech stock picks.

AMZN down 4.36
NOW up 3.51
ZS up 6.7%
CSCO up 12.53


My main ETF QQQ up 2.92

Seriously what in the hell tech stocks are people invested in that they are down 50%??
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Anonymous wrote:We need a financial adviser who is going to hold my husband accountable for this kind of thing. He thinks he can beat the market and he can’t. I’m so tired of feeling sick to my stomach about money because he is so risky with everything. We are in a good position to set up our family for financial security for the rest of our loved. I’m willing to pay a professional and lose a bit just to have security that we are growing our money not gambling our money. I’m so tired of fighting him over these things. He’s a mess with money. He can make money but he has no idea how to manage it. I’m angry how irrational he is.


How much money do you make? Is he a doctor?


No, works in tech management (depends, $350-550k). I make $125


How is he in tech management and makes such terrible picks? You have to be really slow to be in the industry and down 50%.
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Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:He's been listening to too much Cathy Wood. That's a YOLO portfolio right there.


What’s that?


Not Cathy this is a Motley Fool rec list


Yep, spot on. DH follows Motley Fool.

Our equity won’t go down. Our area isn’t DC. May not go up as much as it has but it won’t drop. We have $200k left on our mortgage so this is very safe for us. We will never be underwater on our home.


Motley Fool? https://www.bogleheads.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=66350 My condolences. They used to be helpful, but now they are just shills.

I don't think you understand equity. Your equity absolutely can go down. Sure, you have almost paid off your mortgage, so you are unlikely to be underwater, but your equity could absolutely drop and your net worth with it.

Sure you aren't in DC, but I can't think of many places where a $1.7M house is immune to recession. Remember once Detroit was Silicon Valley... https://www.politico.com/news/2020/12/18/silicon-valley-bay-area-business-model-448065 . Maybe you are on Hawaii? But island life gets way less attractive with high fuel costs making EVERYTHING outrageously expensive (for example).


Our area won't go down though.We are experiencing super high growth. It may not see the gains of this year but with a 200k mortgage on a house valued at 1.7 we are in a very good position with this. Also my decision to buy the house.


What area? Rapid growth recently has been in places dependent on WFH continuing


Austin (rollingwood)


Austin tops the lists of a lot of bubble lists, can sprawl on forever, and suffers from being under Texas governance.

It seems likely you bought a decade ago, and your $500k home is now worth $1.7M? I would not hang my hat on that equity, and make darn sure your DH doesn’t take a HELOC for more investing money.


I don’t think so. We are one mile from downtown
Zillow estimate is 1.9, 1.7 is conservative.


So you both suffer from Hubris. Who the F cares about downtown anymore?
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:You've got to be an absolute bozo dumbass to be down 50% in individual tech stock picks.

AMZN down 4.36
NOW up 3.51
ZS up 6.7%
CSCO up 12.53


My main ETF QQQ up 2.92

Seriously what in the hell tech stocks are people invested in that they are down 50%??


They are all listed in the thread. All Motley Fool picks.
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Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:He's been listening to too much Cathy Wood. That's a YOLO portfolio right there.


What’s that?


Not Cathy this is a Motley Fool rec list


Yep, spot on. DH follows Motley Fool.

Our equity won’t go down. Our area isn’t DC. May not go up as much as it has but it won’t drop. We have $200k left on our mortgage so this is very safe for us. We will never be underwater on our home.


Motley Fool? https://www.bogleheads.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=66350 My condolences. They used to be helpful, but now they are just shills.

I don't think you understand equity. Your equity absolutely can go down. Sure, you have almost paid off your mortgage, so you are unlikely to be underwater, but your equity could absolutely drop and your net worth with it.

Sure you aren't in DC, but I can't think of many places where a $1.7M house is immune to recession. Remember once Detroit was Silicon Valley... https://www.politico.com/news/2020/12/18/silicon-valley-bay-area-business-model-448065 . Maybe you are on Hawaii? But island life gets way less attractive with high fuel costs making EVERYTHING outrageously expensive (for example).


Our area won't go down though.We are experiencing super high growth. It may not see the gains of this year but with a 200k mortgage on a house valued at 1.7 we are in a very good position with this. Also my decision to buy the house.


What area? Rapid growth recently has been in places dependent on WFH continuing


Austin (rollingwood)


Austin tops the lists of a lot of bubble lists, can sprawl on forever, and suffers from being under Texas governance.

It seems likely you bought a decade ago, and your $500k home is now worth $1.7M? I would not hang my hat on that equity, and make darn sure your DH doesn’t take a HELOC for more investing money.


I don’t think so. We are one mile from downtown
Zillow estimate is 1.9, 1.7 is conservative.


So you both suffer from Hubris. Who the F cares about downtown anymore?


Austin isn't going down. A lot next door just went pending for 2.2.
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Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
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Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:He's been listening to too much Cathy Wood. That's a YOLO portfolio right there.


What’s that?


Not Cathy this is a Motley Fool rec list


Yep, spot on. DH follows Motley Fool.

Our equity won’t go down. Our area isn’t DC. May not go up as much as it has but it won’t drop. We have $200k left on our mortgage so this is very safe for us. We will never be underwater on our home.


Motley Fool? https://www.bogleheads.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=66350 My condolences. They used to be helpful, but now they are just shills.

I don't think you understand equity. Your equity absolutely can go down. Sure, you have almost paid off your mortgage, so you are unlikely to be underwater, but your equity could absolutely drop and your net worth with it.

Sure you aren't in DC, but I can't think of many places where a $1.7M house is immune to recession. Remember once Detroit was Silicon Valley... https://www.politico.com/news/2020/12/18/silicon-valley-bay-area-business-model-448065 . Maybe you are on Hawaii? But island life gets way less attractive with high fuel costs making EVERYTHING outrageously expensive (for example).


Our area won't go down though.We are experiencing super high growth. It may not see the gains of this year but with a 200k mortgage on a house valued at 1.7 we are in a very good position with this. Also my decision to buy the house.


What area? Rapid growth recently has been in places dependent on WFH continuing


Austin (rollingwood)


Austin tops the lists of a lot of bubble lists, can sprawl on forever, and suffers from being under Texas governance.

It seems likely you bought a decade ago, and your $500k home is now worth $1.7M? I would not hang my hat on that equity, and make darn sure your DH doesn’t take a HELOC for more investing money.


I don’t think so. We are one mile from downtown
Zillow estimate is 1.9, 1.7 is conservative.


So you both suffer from Hubris. Who the F cares about downtown anymore?


Houses in your neighborhood are up 4x in value in the last 8 years.

https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/4820-Rollingwood-Dr-West-Lake-Hills-TX-78746/29327903_zpid/

For example. You really did buy your house for like 500k in 2012, right? And now your DH has translated that luck as skill in his mind.

Austin really does seem MORE expensive than DC, which only happens when you have a bunch of CA equity locusts throwing around money wiley niley. Your income is insufficient to buy your current house; most people who Austin aren’t making that kind of money.
Anonymous
Never leave the s&p. Best way to do things. Set it and forget it until retirement
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