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PoindexterOglethorpe

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2. Why any supposedly sane investor would have ALL of his personal investments
Sat Jul 2, 2022, 08:34 PM
Jul 2022

in just one stock is unfathomable. I would definitely take any advice from him.

Diversify is the essential rule.

Here's a quiz for you:

In the past 95 years,

How many years did the stock market have big loss, 12% or more?

How many years with a small loss, 0% to 12%?

How many with a small gain .1% to 11.9%?

How many with large gain, 12% or more?


Think about it, don't research it, but give your answers. You'll be VERY surprised at what the actual answers are (unless you already happen to know them).

Also, remember there was a 10,000 point drop in the Dow in February-March 2020, but it was all regained by the end of that year.


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