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The US stock market is exceptional, but that doesn't mean other markets don't grow. The global expected returns are around 4% annually.
by torlok 2y ago
The US stock market is exceptional, but that doesn't mean other markets don't grow. The global expected returns are around 4% annually.
- bryanlarsen 2y agoThe standard claim is that "even if you bought at the absolute worst time, if you held for 10 years you would have been positive after inflation". This statement is true for the US stock market, but not true for many other stock markets.
- torlok 2y agoThere's "lost decade" periods in the US market as well, that's why you shouldn't invest in a single market, and should apply unit cost averaging instead of dumping all your money at once.