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Old 08-30-2019, 10:42 AM   #10044
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Originally Posted by !LittleDragon View Post
I'm down $15k in the past 2 weeks but I'm a passive investor. I don't trade. Doesn't matter if the market goes up, down, left or right.. I still get paid every month. I setup everything to drip now so I don't even have to log on to reinvest the dividends. Now that prices are down, my dividends are actually buying more shares at the lower price. I'll be even better off when things go back to normal.

I've learned to ignore the bumpy ride and stay the course.
yeah that makes sense but you can also just buy back in at the lows and do the same, especially if long term trend reverses
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