You're conflating things that shouldn't be conflated. 1) Your goal in investing 2) Heuristics to achieve that goal The goal is to maximize your investments o

You're conflating things that shouldn't be conflated. 1) Your goal in investing 2) Heuristics to achieve that goal The goal is to maximize your investments over a time, as I stated. Yes, you're absolutely right that holding is a phenomenal heuristic. But that doesn't mean it's always the correct thing to do.