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darkdemize@sh.itjust.works 2 days agoSure, picking an individual stock is basically gambling, but investing in index funds is basically betting on the house. And the house always wins.*
*Unless Trump is running it at least.
killingspark@feddit.org 2 days ago
ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
The dip only lasted a few months. By August of 2020, the market was back to where it had been before the dip in February.
killingspark@feddit.org 2 days ago
Yeah I only just saw the times on the graph of OP. That’s strange indeed.
I just wanted to say, if I planned to retire then that would have been f’ing scary. It played out ok in the end. But trusting that when literally your life’s savings are at stake is a big ask
insufferableninja@lemdro.id 2 days ago
if you’re still heavily invested in the stock market near retirement age, you’re doing something very wrong