The article is all about the really long overview though. It is basically arguing that the market gaining is not a given. See the Japan example starting aroun

The article is all about the really long overview though. It is basically arguing that the market gaining is not a given. See the Japan example starting around 1990. That was over 30 years ago. If you look at Berkshire Hathaway 20 years back, it is clearly beating out the S&P500 by a lot. > Ten years can be a long slog to stick with a particular stock if your future retirement / financial future depends on it. Agreed. I hope to not be very invested in the stock market when I only have 10 years of work left. Seems too risky.