The DOW blip

[Capt Worley PE]

http://www.ibtimes.com/dow-jones-industrial-average-plunges-145-points-after-fake-tweet-white-house-had-been-attacked#

I wonder if the SEC is looking at who made buys at that time.

I also kinda wonder if it was a test of some sort to gauge the market reaction.

Something's going on here....

 

[Capt Worley PE]

The FBI and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission both said they were probing the incident. FBI spokeswoman Jenny Shearer did not provide further details beyond confirming an investigation.

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[Judowolf PE]

seems really suspicious

 

[Dexman PE PMP]

And people wonder why I don't put any money into the stock market...

 

[roadwreck]

And people wonder why I don't put any money into the stock market...

I prefer pork bellies and orange juice...

 

[Capt Worley PE]

One word:

Plastic.

 

[roadwreck]

If there is anything to be learned from this, as well as the news coverage of the marathon bombing, it's that twitter is not a reliable news source and any information being disseminated by twitter needs to be verified from other sources.

 

[Judowolf PE]

^is this where the term twits comes from

 

[Road Guy]

long term (the market) is about the only place you can get 20% ROI

of course you can get -200% ROI but if you use a little common sense.....

 

[mudpuppy]

^Correct. Cash has a negative real return after inflation. Commodities and real estate are more dangerous than stocks in my opinion. Bonds can be ok long term if inflation is in check. But the stock market, especially dividend paying stocks, is where most money is to be made long term. You just have to be aware of the risks you're taking.

 

[Road Guy]

Other than 401K's I dont own a ton of stocks outside of those

I do have some Coke and Home Depot and Microsoft - Cant really go wrong with those generally..