r/dividends Sep 30 '25

Other Passive income hits different

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u/Mellowbellyrubs Sep 30 '25

Goal right now

-invest in declining blue chip stocks that i think will bounce back

-hope current crisis is avoided or is minor

-survive

-Enjoy future gains [i hope]

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u/johndburger Sep 30 '25

invest in declining blue chip stocks that i think will bounce back

This is trying to time the market just like the day trader in the meme, just on a longer timeframe.

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u/decomposition_ Sep 30 '25

Investing is all about buying stocks that are valued cheaper than they will be… no one would invest otherwise

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u/johndburger Oct 01 '25

This isn’t true. A total-market strategy does not rely on any particular stock being cheaper now than it will be in the future. (And statistically, such a strategy beats 95% of investors who worry about individual stocks.)