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It's only talking about the market as a whole. The market as a whole will go up in the long run. Individual stocks are a different story.
by _bxg1 7y ago
It's only talking about the market as a whole. The market as a whole will go up in the long run. Individual stocks are a different story.
- seanmcdirmid 7y agoBut that farmer was putting all his eggs in one basket (excuse the pun), and, anyways, they aren’t going to realize long term gains in the egg market before the bank forecloses on their farm because they can’t make payments on the loan they used to buy those chickens in the first place.
- _bxg1 7y agoWho in the world is making payments on a loan they used to buy stocks?
- seanmcdirmid 7y agoAnyone who is trading with leverage. Think about it: the market is (or was) not, and interest rates are super low. You’d be an idiot to not think that more than a few people are going to try and take advantage of that.