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r/AskReddit • u/OakAndIron571 • 20h ago
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Picking winners and losers is hard. Looks easy in retrospect, but it’s hard.
But the good news is that you don’t really need to.
If 30 years ago you’d put $10,000 in an index fund tracking the S&P 500, it would be worth more than $200,000 today.
1 u/OakAndIron571 17h ago All falls into place with that common wish. I wish I could go back knowing what I know now..🤣🤣
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All falls into place with that common wish. I wish I could go back knowing what I know now..🤣🤣
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u/MoreGaghPlease 17h ago
Picking winners and losers is hard. Looks easy in retrospect, but it’s hard.
But the good news is that you don’t really need to.
If 30 years ago you’d put $10,000 in an index fund tracking the S&P 500, it would be worth more than $200,000 today.