Should Canadians sell their US stocks to stand against the trade war?

  • AnimalsDream@slrpnk.net
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    3 hours ago

    I read this book, Growing FREE recently, and as clickbaity as the book seems, it did have promising financial advice for people who want to make investments into more ethical companies.

  • djsoren19
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    6 hours ago

    Yeah, you should sell out now. Once the inevitable economic crisis occurs, you should then buy the dip.

    Your own individual stock ownership is a drop in the bucket compared to larger wealth management firms. If you feel like it’s a moral obligation, go for it, but it won’t impact the American economy any harder than Trump already will. You’re a pebble against an avalanche.

    • lost_faith@lemmy.ca
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      59 minutes ago

      Every country that holds US bonds should cash out their US bonds, think that would leave a mark?

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    12 hours ago

    Personally, I wouldn’t. This dude already has one foot in the grave and also has super bad ADHD. I expect the tariffs won’t hold once he realizes they are bad for business.

    As others have also said, I wouldn’t tie your nest egg and protesting together. It’s valiant, but there are better ways to protest without taking gains.

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      3 hours ago

      If this is Bannon’s plan (as a nationalist) though, tariffs could continue with JD Vance. Also remember Vance is backed by another more shadowy billionaire supervillain, Peter Thiel, the guy who thinks democracy is overrated.

    • Peppycito@sh.itjust.works
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      6 hours ago

      The impression I’m getting is that tariffs aren’t necessarily bad for business, but they are indeed for consumers.

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        3 hours ago

        Which will in turn affect business. Nobody can buy their stuff is nobody has the money for it, unless their plan is just to keep the wealthy people alive, while at the same time, making them poorer

        It might take a while for this to play out though.

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    16 hours ago

    No. The impact you’ll have on the market as an individual (even if all Canadian or Canadian and US individuals outside the top 5%) will be minimal. The market is primarily guided by mutual funds and commercial investors.

    This is, imo, an ineffective way to have an impact on America while it’s a highly effective way to impact your own personal well being.

    Targeting physical goods by being picky about made-in-canada is going to have a much more significant impact.

  • nickwitha_k (he/him)@lemmy.sdf.org
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    13 hours ago

    As someone in the US, wait until they take a big hit from us Americans getting fucked over and buy low. If you can make some good out of it, please do.

  • Opinionhaver@feddit.uk
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    12 hours ago

    Investing and protesting are two different things. If you combine the two you’re doing it at the cost of gains.

  • qprimed@lemmy.ml
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    16 hours ago

    USA person here. yes - we need a corner timeout.

    internet stranger - absolutely not financial advice