They speak another language... / myLot

Petaluma, California

May 12, 2025 5:27pm CST

Almost right after I finished the previous post, my broker called. She talked about this stock and that stock and should she do this with my portfolio or leave it the way it was...

I hadn't the faintest clue what she was talking about--and of course it didn't help that my allergies are acting up because of the wind. My responses to her questions were pretty much; "Yeah" "Uh-huh" "Okay". How do you feel if you're talking to someone about a subject you have absolutely no clue about?

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7 responses

George B Vieto

@Deepizzaguy (122067)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

13 May 25

I feel like a fish out of water speaking to my insurance agent talking to the agent about my health insurance.

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Jimbo45

@Ineeddentures (33871)

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12 May 25

I just say sorry but I honestly have no idea what you are talking about. It's the best way, they usually stop as it's too much work trying to explain stuff to me

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Kareng

@kareng (80243)

• United States

13 May 25

You need an explanation that you can understand, otherwise you are making or letting a decision go without knowing what you are actually doing.

Amber

@AmbiePam (120533)

• United States

13 May 25

I flat out tell them I have no idea what they are saying, and could they put that in simpler terms. However, that wouldn’t exactly help with a broker, I imagine.

youless

@youless (114117)

• Guangzhou, China

13 May 25

I regard it as a generation gap since I don't know about it. So I will try to finish this kind of conversation soon and not to waste the time.

Dena Miller

@Dena91 (17029)

• United States

12 May 25

Yes, there are times when it is hard to respond when you aren't sure exactly what they are talking about.

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Judy Story

@jstory07 (148701)

• Roseburg, Oregon

13 May 25

I tell them I can not understand what they are saying and hand up.