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Indeed, hence the meme "stocks only go up". There's a grain of truth to the meme, though. The safest bet I can think of to make is that, on average, the S&P 5
by stackghost 2y ago
Indeed, hence the meme "stocks only go up". There's a grain of truth to the meme, though. The safest bet I can think of to make is that, on average, the S&P 500 will be higher in the future than today. Obviously there are temporary down trends but on a time horizon of years to decades I can't think of a safer bet.
- pigeons 2y agoHowever the company stocks included in the S&P 500 aren't the same.
- smabie 2y agoSafer bet would be to hold short term treasures.
- stackghost 2y agoI'd argue that's not a bet.
- sokoloff 2y agoIt’s a bet on the continued existence, and willingness/ability to honor its obligations, of the US federal government. If that bets goes bad, the typical investor in Treasuries has perhaps bigger problems to worry about, but it’s still a bet IMO (and one which will inevitably eventually go bad).
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- gyudin 2y agoConsidering they only choose top performers and inflation sounds like a safe guess :D