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1. But people that held dollars that need to convert them to Pounds...

Reply to onecaliberal (Original post)

Fri Jun 24, 2016, 09:19 PM

Jun 2016

make money, so it wasn't as one sided as you claim. I work for a company that owns several restaurants in England that kept our money in dollars until tonight, so we came out ahead.

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800 Billion evaporated from our economy today and [View all] onecaliberal Jun 2016 OP

But people that held dollars that need to convert them to Pounds... scscholar Jun 2016 #1

I wonder how many retirements went up in smoke, and how many 401 plans took onecaliberal Jun 2016 #2

It's only gone on paper. With the drop in value Press Virginia Jun 2016 #3

This message was self-deleted by its author onecaliberal Jun 2016 #4

You have to re-balance your portfolio as you near reitrement Yavin4 Jun 2016 #16

Smart people do that. Press Virginia Jun 2016 #18

There's also a $600 billion made on the other side scscholar Jun 2016 #7

um yeah... 800 billion is gone belcffub Jun 2016 #9

"If you liked that stock at $20.... A HERETIC I AM Jun 2016 #11

exactly... belcffub Jun 2016 #13

you shouldnt gamble on markets. I have no sympathy and expect it will come back swiftly swhisper1 Jun 2016 #5

No one is gambling, peoples fucking retirement funds are invested through employers onecaliberal Jun 2016 #17

they just have to wait for it to return. I cashed mine in last week seeing this storm coming swhisper1 Jun 2016 #20

Not only tRump. Quite a few on this board go "meh", based on the tone of their posts. BlueCaliDem Jun 2016 #6

IF 800,000,000,000 "evaporated", it NEVER EXISTED. cherokeeprogressive Jun 2016 #8

Thanks, I was trying to think of how to say that, but you said it. (nt) enough Jun 2016 #10

Ya, seconded Hydra Jun 2016 #12

Trump was busy fighting over who invented golf, he got his ass kicked. Rex Jun 2016 #14

Some are so confused over investing yeoman6987 Jun 2016 #15

As the Dow drops to where it was edhopper Jun 2016 #19