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Retail investor: I sold everything last April when the tariff stuff hit.


Me: Ok. When did you get back in?
Retail investor: I was waiting for things to calm down first.
Me: Did they?
Retail investor: ...not really. Every week there was a new headline.
Me: The Nasdaq $Q closed at $415 on April 8th 2025. It's over $738 now. That's up over 77%.
Retail investor: dang...
Me: Want to know what I was doing that week?
Retail investor: Buying the dip?
Me: Some. Mostly I was selling 2 year portfolio secured puts. Everyone was terrified & paying top dollar for puts to protect themselves, so I sold them.
Retail investor: People were paying MORE for puts?
Me: Way more. Fear makes puts expensive. Then I took that premium & bought shares & calls while everything was cheap.
Retail investor: & I was sitting in cash the whole time.
Me: No dip ever feels good... Knowing what you own & why you own it will give you the conviction to allocate when everyone else is panicking... Just ask Warren Buffett.
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