• UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world
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    4 个月前

    People in 2020: “I’m buying at the bottom of a market, I hope I get 30% yoy returns for the next five years”

    People in 2025, last week: “Omg, it happened! I’ve more than doubled my money in less than five years!!! Crazy!!!”

    People yesterday, after a 5% market correction: “I’m destitute”

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      4 个月前

      If people are destitute after a 5% drop, they really need to reconsider their investment strategy. Index funds are the only viable way.

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          Yes they are, I’m up 30% over the past 3 years. Just buying and holding index funds. If you chase big gains, you’ll get them sometimes, but you’ll also get big losses that just cancel them out. Slow and steady wins the race.