Theories and Assumptions

 

For folks who live orderly and mapped out lives, planning ahead for holidays and events ... the stock and crypto world must go against their grain for those who are involved and feels like chaos where even the experienced do not know where one down trend will end and the next upbeat bull run will happen.

There are always lots of theories and different points of view but no one can say this is the way it's going to play out. That's the main reason I invest in dividend paying stocks for the long term. 

Crypto was fun when I got into Day Trading but where Bitcoin (and the Altcoins that follow it's moves in price) got more attached to stock market moves, my Trades are now rare. 

So, I concentrate on stable companies and banks that have a decent dividend history and steady increases in dividend distributions are a bonus as companies make more money. 

With Bitcoin and Ether, I just hold and wait for the next Bitcoin boom. I can't see it happening this year but stranger things have happened as the months go by.

One can make awesome gains buying into a new and growing company. It requires taking on more risk but it's not something I'm into and not sure if I ever will although there are lots of success stories with thousands of dollars in gains depending on how much funded.

In the US and Canada, I can't see going wrong investing in top Banks, Telecoms and Energy related this year/going forward, even with all the stock world ups and downs

With the dividend related Bloggers I follow and read, it's normal for their portfolios to be currently down in overall value with uncertainty in the Markets these days teetering on a further decline or could it be the 'bottom' for another recovery such as the surprising gains for some stocks after the March of 2020 lows.

However, several Bloggers report growing cash dividends such as those listed on my right sidebar where they stay invested. Examples of staying on course is a wise move. They also buy more with some stocks being at lower prices so possible future gains there when the stock market reverses course and goes up again, which it will ... that's in my personal opinion.