Investments Move

Bodacious investment moves! 📈🕺

In the 80s, making investment moves was like perfecting your breakdancing routine - you needed the right rhythm, perfect timing, and nerves of steel!

Radical 80s investment strategies

  • Buy and Hold: Like keeping your favorite skateboard forever
  • Day Trading: Basically gambling, but with more shoulder pads
  • Mutual Funds: The investment equivalent of joining a breakdancing crew
  • Real Estate: "Location, location, location" was the "practice, practice, practice" of investing
  • Junk Bonds: High risk, high reward (just like attempting a 900-degree spin!)

Movie investment wisdom

  • "Wall Street" (1987): "Greed is good" became the unofficial investing motto 💰
  • "Trading Places" (1983): Dan Aykroyd learned that insider trading is totally bogus
  • "Coming to America" (1988): Prince Akeem's wealth transfer was the ultimate investment move
  • "Big" (1988): Tom Hanks invested in the FAO Schwarz piano - solid ROI on fun!

Break dancing investment portfolio

  • Cardboard Futures: Always invest in quality dance floors
  • Boom Box Bonds: Ghetto blasters that could last through multiple battles
  • Fresh Shoe Stocks: Adidas, Puma, and Nike were blue-chip investments
  • Crew Membership: Joining the right crew was like buying into a hedge fund

80s financial fun facts

  • The Dow Jones hit 1,000 for the first time in 1972, then 2,000 in 1987 (doubling in 15 years!)
  • Mutual fund assets grew from $135 billion in 1980 to $810 billion in 1990
  • 401(k) plans were introduced in 1978 but didn't become popular until the 80s
  • IRAs became available to everyone in 1981 (retirement planning went mainstream!)

Skateboard investment strategy

Portfolio Diversification:

  • Street Deck: For everyday riding
  • Vert Board: For ramp sessions
  • Longboard: For cruising to the mall
  • Old School: For showing respect to skateboarding history

Risk Management:

  • Always wear protection (helmets were optional but wise)
  • Start small (curbs before rails)
  • Know when to bail (sometimes discretion beats valor)

BMX investment moves

Upgrading your freestyle bike was like building an investment portfolio:

  1. Frame: The foundation of your investment
  2. Wheels: Quality wheels = better performance
  3. Handlebars: Style and function combined
  4. Pegs: For those radical grinding moves
  5. Gyro System: Advanced tech for 360-degree tricks

Investment club, 80s style

  • The Arcade: Investing quarters in high scores
  • Comic Books: Some issues were worth serious money later
  • Baseball Cards: The original alternative investment
  • Toys: G.I. Joe and Transformers became collector goldmines

"Smart investing in the 80s: Buy what you love, hold what works, and always diversify your awesome!" ✨