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One of them will be a rich master trader.

• smegel 11y ago
  The other will have his hand cut by a falling knife. Oops, did I just take sides?
  • UK-AL 11y ago
    Over a long enough timeline, the stocks will probably recover. Buying stocks will probably lose short term. Probably gain long term. Over a long enough timeline shares have always gained.
    • rihegher 11y ago
      "Over a long enough timeout shares have always gained" Not so sure if you take inflation and Survival bias into consideration https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survivorship_bias#In_finance_and_economics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survivorship_bias#In_finance_a...
      • UK-AL 11y ago
        If you follow an index, that doesn't cause an issue. You are also forgetting stocks also pay dividends, so it doesn't have go up either.
      • phyalow 11y ago
        "On a long enough timeline the survival rate for everyone drops to 0."
    • jeffreyrogers 11y ago
      > Over a long enough timeline shares have always gained. Except in Germany and Japan after WWII