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IronLionZion

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9. What those TV/Online folks won't tell you

Reply to bucolic_frolic (Reply #6)

Sun Apr 12, 2026, 08:17 PM

Sunday

is that time in the market beats timing the market. Simply holding on to diversified investments for decades and adding more on a regular basis (dollar cost averaging) beats all the "experts" every time. It's a simple strategy that requires discipline and consistency over a lifetime.

Warren Buffet did a bet with hedge funds that a simple index fund would beat the expert traders over 10 years. He easily won that bet without breaking a sweat...including the great recession in between.
https://www.investopedia.com/articles/investing/030916/buffetts-bet-hedge-funds-year-eight-brka-brkb.asp

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