Time in the markets...

[beefymoocow]

My thoughts are this. 10000 people die a year in SA just due to road fatalities.

35000 odd in the USA. 26000 in Russia.

So, I'm thinking it is the panic that is driving down stocks. Of course, closing down things will make everything dip.

But either we recover early, or it doesn't really matter. So I am going to pump some money into stocks at this low. And just wait.

But isn’t that priced in the share price. The virus hasn’t been because no one knows the impact.

What happens if the virus mutates and becomes more deadly or have a longer waiting period like a year or what it affects all living creatures including bees and cows, pigs etc.

 

[3WA]

What happens if the virus mutates and becomes more deadly or have a longer waiting period like a year or what it affects all living creatures including bees and cows, pigs etc.

Or what if a vaccine gets quickly developed, or what if people who recover develop immunity and it doesn't mutate?

 

[Düber]

in the last days of 1980s the NIKKEI almost hit 40000 points, since then it has struggled to go above 30 000

That is true and certainly something to keep in mind, but considering what the JSE has done to my RA over the years, I'm taking my chances globally.
How this is going to pan out nobody really knows, I do thankfully have a few years on my side.