It's time to go fishing. The relevant Warren Buffett quote on a day like this when the DJIA falls over 500 points is:
"Occasional outbreaks of those two super-contagious diseases, fear and greed, will forever occur in the investment community. The timing of these epidemics is equally unpredictable, both as to duration and degree. Therefore we never try to anticipate the arrival or departure of either. We simply attempt to be fearful when others are greedy and to be greedy only when others are fearful."
So, today I was being greedy and buying. In my long-term portfolio I bought IVV, VNG, VWO, VBK, and VTI. All of these trade commission-free at Ameritrade, and I bought most of them within 15 minutes of the close.
Tomorrow, if the sell-off continues, I want to cherry pick some specific blue chips.
What about you? What did you buy or sell today?