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[–] zarkanian@sh.itjust.works 27 points 5 days ago (3 children)

I was finally starting to save up money in a 401k for retirement. Then I got fired. Now the AI bubble is going to burst and nuke what little money is in my 401k. FML.

[–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 14 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I’m trying to stick with it, and not pull a bunch of money out. If this is all just insider trading back and forth, my hope is it will recover over time and level out. (As that will be in the interest of the manipulators too.)

If it’s just a big crash, like 1929 style, then I figure we’re all fucked whether you have stocks or dollar bills or CDs or doubloons.

[–] MalReynolds@slrpnk.net 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

As that will be in the interest of the manipulators too.

Nope, crashes are when they buy the poors assets at cents on the dollar.

[–] 28RipeBananas@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago

Until it's bad enough that the poors decide they have had it with the owner class,

[–] lIlIlIlIlIlIl@lemmy.world 5 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Some of the big S&P500 ETFs (like VOO) have shockingly little exposure to AI relative to the rest of the market

[–] naught101@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)
[–] lIlIlIlIlIlIl@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)
[–] naught101@lemmy.world 0 points 4 days ago (1 children)

"Source: AI" is kinda wild for this purpose

[–] lIlIlIlIlIlIl@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago (2 children)

I don’t understand your comment - bogleheads is a forum of real people? I included a silly example illustrative of my point, but the forum is decidedly not AI. Did you miss the first link, which was the point of my comment?

[–] naught101@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Literally the first sentence of the post you linked to says:

I asked AI for advice on how to reduce our risk of the various AI stocks in our portfolio

[–] lIlIlIlIlIlIl@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Couldn’t make it past the first comment, or are forums a new thing for you?

Yes that’s how the thread started - what else did you learn?

[–] naught101@lemmy.world 0 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I read through 20 or 30 comments, there is nothing that provides any evidence of your original claim, it's all just speculation and further GenAI crystal ball gazing (and a few other comments calling out that crystal ball gazing).

I guess the concept of "evidence" is a new thing for you?

[–] lIlIlIlIlIlIl@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Well if you can’t find it, it must not be there

[–] trebach@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

The first post in that thread had a guy using AI to figure out how much of his portfolio was in AI.

[–] lIlIlIlIlIlIl@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] trebach@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 days ago

I messed up and should have replied to the guy above you.

[–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 days ago

You should roll over your 401K to investments you believe in.