The market open today: S&P 500 rises as it wraps up banner week with traders seeing bright side of dismal jobs report https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/06/stock-market-today-live-updates.html
A BIG factor in the good market open today. Treasury yields drop after surprise jobs loss in July https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/07/tre...ead-of-key-nonfarm-payrolls-jobless-data.html
YES....I remain FULLY invested for the long term as usual. RIDING THE WAVE. Sometimes I am becalmed and sometimes I am being caught up in a whirlpool or rip tide.....but I just hang on for the long term gains and the BIG COMPOUNDING that will come as a result. I invest according to.....PROBABILITY.....and.....REALITY. The Academic research tells me that what I am doing and not doing.....WILL over time lead to the best returns and success.
Time to sit and let the markets MATURE Into the day. As usual as a long term investor...I an doing....NOTHING.
I am an.....all in all at once investor. This is where the PROBABILITY is and ALL the academic research supports this. If I have money to invest....I put it ALL to work right away. I DO NOT wait for some mythical entry point or for a market drop. AI tells me: "Statistically, going all-in at once (lump-sum investing) does beat dollar-cost averaging (DCA) roughly 66% to 75% of the time. Because the stock market trends upward over long periods, leaving your money in cash while you wait to invest pieces of it means missing out on potential market growth. The Math Behind Lump-Sum Investing Time in the market: Money invested earlier has a longer runway to compound and grow. Upward market bias: Major indices like the S&P 500 post positive returns in about 7 out of every 10 years, penalizing cash sitting on the sidelines. Historical outperformance: Studies from financial institutions like Vanguard show lump-sum investing beats a 12-month DCA schedule by an average of 1% to 2%. Why People Still Use Dollar-Cost Averaging Lower emotional stress: Spreading out purchases cuts down on "regret risk" if the market drops immediately after you invest. Behavioral safety net: For anxious or first-time investors, DCA prevents panic-selling by easing into market volatility. Practical reality: DCA is the default method when investing regular portions of a paycheck rather than managing a sudden cash windfall."
As to the above....the VANGUARD STUDY...mentioned in this article is in line with the VAST majority of academic research. How Dollar-Cost Averaging Stacks Up Against Lump-Sum Investing https://www.forbes.com/sites/wesmos...eraging-stacks-up-against-lump-sum-investing/
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Ok....a very good day for me and my stocks. I had a good gain in them today...a BIG one. With only COST, MU, and GOOGL red. I also beat the SP500 today by....1.01%.
The KILLER market today and this week. S&P 500 rises to record close Friday and posts strongest week since April https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/06/stock-market-today-live-updates.html ....."The S&P 500 rose on Friday as traders interpreted an unexpected loss of jobs in July as meaning the Federal Reserve won’t need to raise interest rates soon and can leave monetary policy on hold for now. The broad market index advanced 0.62% for a record close of 7,757.64, while the Nasdaq Composite outperformed, climbing 1.3% to 26,690.62. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 151.83 points, or 0.28%, to end at 54,036.93. Stocks posted a second straight week of gains. The S&P 500 — which closed above 7,700 for the first time ever earlier this week — advanced 3.6% in the period. The Nasdaq saw a gain of 5.2%, thanks to a bounce-back in chip stock".....
A good day for my little SPCX....micro-holding. SpaceX's big week: Stock jumps despite earnings storm, lock-up expiration in crucial test for investors https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/s...-in-crucial-test-for-investors-131828277.html
AND....a great week for my PLTR. Palantir Stock Soars -- Bank of America Sees Massive Upside https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/palantir-stock-soars-bank-america-164742904.html ......"Palantir Technologies (NASDAQLTR) was in focus on Friday after its shares jumped about 9%, extending gains following the AI software company's strong second-quarter results. The rally appeared to be supported by short covering after bearish investors absorbed heavy losses following the earnings release, while broader strength in technology stocks also lifted sentiment around Palantir"..... Some very POSITIVE comments from BA in the above article.
BE AWARE ANYONE....that most of the posters on here have now moved over to the "LONG TERM INVESTOR" thread on: stocksforums.com At some point in the near future I WILL STOP....posting on here. At this point I am double posting on both sites....to make sure everyone knows where we went. I will always keep my registration here...in case I need to check back in for some reason......because NO ONE has been able to join up here for about 2 years....so if I cancel I can never get back on here.
For those facing retirement relatively soon....It is time to start to think about your retirement....PLAN. For retirees, staying in the stock market is critical. How much exposure is the make-or-break question https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/08/retirement-investing-equity-income-stocks.html
