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Old 03-12-2025, 09:27 AM   #4128
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Originally Posted by Cowboy89 View Post
The only issue is missing the eventual rebound. Between 1995-2024 78% of the stock market’s best days have occurred during a bear market or during the first two months of a bull market. If you missed the market’s 10 best days over the past 30 years, your returns would have been cut in half. And missing the best 30 days would have reduced your returns by 83%.
Exactly. Easy to say you should be in cash right now but when do you put it back in?

If you have a long time horizon this is just a blip. It doesn't matter what the market is today, but 20+ years from now.
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