Just for fun --- here's what I'm talking about when I say --- being heads up and pro-active with your investments WILL affect your retirement....
Go pull up a ONE YEAR chart of McDonalds (MCD) and overlay (compare) it with Jack in the box (JACK).
Now add in Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG).
MCD is DOWN 1% for the 1 year period while JACK is UP 43% while CMG is up 66%..... If you have 10 grand invested in them that's 9900 in MCD vs 14,000 for Jack and 16,600 for CMG. Which would you choose? Did ya used to go to one and now always to the other? Pay attention to that - why would you own MCD yet always choose to eat at CMG where there's a line out the door. Or you notice that CMG USED to have a line out the door and now you're the only dude in there... HELLLLOOOOOOO. Pay attention!
I'm not saying to sell one or buy the other.... I'm saying to pay attention to ALL of your investments and keep up with basic news and your basic feelings. Always been a Windows user... and switched to Apple... but you still own Microsoft? Maybe you should listen to yourself and switch your investment too. Ditto if you were always a Ford guy and now love Chevrolet etc. or vice versa.
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