Invested 30K ETF fund and losing money

Mar 6, 2019 17 Comments

Hi all,

I’m really new to investment. I invested 20K in SP500 ETF fund and 10k in MSCI fund. After a week, I already lost $200 and $90 in each fund respectively. Is this fluctuation expected? I meant to keep it at least two years anyway, but losing 1% seems like a lot, so just wanted to double check if this is expected and normal, or I happened to invest in the bad time.

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  • Workday
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    Dude ETFs are long term investments like decades
    Mar 6, 2019 0
  • I'd recommend learning more about investing before making any more decisions. Losing 1% is nothing. You have to expect some short term losses for an overall gain over many, many years. Contrary to what it looks like with growth tech stocks, most investments are a grind and it takes willpower to not let emotion get in the way of decision making, especially when those numbers have a few more zeroes on them.
    Mar 6, 2019 0
  • I have maybe 150k locked up in ETFs and theyre not 2, 5 or 10 year investments. Theyre 40 year investments. I also have 120k screw off account I trade on (Ive been trading since 20 and have spent years working at it.)

    Also, if youre not a market monkey, ETFs are the best way to diversify over multiple asset classes with minimal management. It is lazy and works (however, youre buying into an expensive market right now. Personally, Im 120k liquid on my trading account and full invested in my 401ks).

    ALSO REMEMBER CASH IS A POSITION. It is not a loser position to hold. It means youre waiting for an entry point.

    And yes, do not look at your long term investments daily. I check quarterly.
    Mar 6, 2019 3
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      @american express - do you trade with options or spreads ? Which one has worked out well for you ? I always burnt my feet whenever I open positions 😊
      Mar 6, 2019
    • If you think an asset is overvalued (e.g., GE stock) and want a cheaper 'entry', when one would purchase the security, that is waiting for an entry point. Letting it move lower before purchase.

      I trade stocks and stay away from options. I trade 4 or 5 stocks and know them inside and out. I pick fast movers ( Netflix, fb, delta are some I trade where I know levels, fundementals, etc). I am a technical trader that uses short stops on trades and maybe 1 to 2 month timeframes.

      Ill get asked but I traded 7.8% gain against -6.25% vs the s&p last year. Year before that I got smoked by if I just kept cash in ETFs.
      Mar 7, 2019
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    Mar 6, 2019 0
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    Mar 6, 2019 0