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Stock market way up. Made about $400 in retirement fund

Posted: Apr 6, 2017

What do you all think?

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It depends on what the funds are. Could have something to do - with China and Trump meeting and

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energy shares.

Stocks to watch: Sunoco LP (NYSE:SUN) soared 13% after Japan-based Seven & I Holdings Co. Ltd which owns the 7-Eleven chain, said it would acquire more than 1,000 U.S. convenience stores and gas stations from Sunoco for $3.3 billion.

Constellation Brands Inc reported stronger fourth-quarter earnings on Thursday, which it attributed to gains in high-end whiskey sales. Shares jumped 7.1%.

Stock market goes up and down - old and burned out

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and sometimes the pundits don't even know why. There are always theories but you can't outguess the markets.

I would need to know since when? How much do you have in there - sm

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If you are talking about since 2009, your $5 investment has done extremely well.

My retirement account is older than 2009 - but has gone down for a few years

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Today it shot up $400 more because some of my stocks were increasing in value. I have more invested than $5 from back when MTs were paid decent wages.

Well then - sm

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I guess you know why your account would be up today. Most stocks are down today, so now I am wondering if you are referring to a mutual fund or some other fund. But that is all a guessing game. What is your stock that moved so nicely? I note Caterpillar was up a bit, but that fluctuates so much, it will probably be down tomorrow. In fact, I would guess the entire market will be getting nervous about Trump's chest thumping on Syria. I also note mutual funds show their increases a day after the market moves.

I have no idea what drove the market today. - I have a variety of stocks that pay dividends

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I have no mutual funds, just stocks that I can trade and have passive income from dividends. The stocks that I follow and also those I own were all up today. Perhaps it has something to do with the China meeting?

Well then - sm

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Movment to dividend stocks indicates nervousness in the market. Dividend stocks usually hold their value better in times of unrest. If you truly had an increase of $400 and you have dividend stocks, then my earlier guestimate of your balance was pretty much correct. Please let us know when your balance goes down as well, eh?

Cash it out NOW. We just went to war with - SYRIA. Here we go again. :(

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It's the republican way. - nm

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The stock market reacts to world events; it's so volatile. - Today gold is up and the market is down.

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