Re:How Sick Is the Stock Market?
by freyr on Tuesday August 25, 2015 @09:14PM
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> What else would you have us expect?
I wouldn't expect unsubstantiated claims that have no basis in reality to be stated as plain fact, as in:
> the trend over a decade or more will always be "up".
This statement is demonstrably falsifiable since we've had several decades where the inflation-adjusted returns of the stock market are negative.
> Anything that would make that untrue would make your investment balance unimportant.
I'm sorry, but reframing your false statement in terms of a false dichotomy (the either the U.S. stock market is going up, or your investments are worthless) does not make things right. The double-negative rule doesn't apply here.
I wouldn't expect unsubstantiated claims that have no basis in reality to be stated as plain fact, as in:
> the trend over a decade or more will always be "up".
This statement is demonstrably falsifiable since we've had several decades where the inflation-adjusted returns of the stock market are negative.
> Anything that would make that untrue would make your investment balance unimportant.
I'm sorry, but reframing your false statement in terms of a false dichotomy (the either the U.S. stock market is going up, or your investments are worthless) does not make things right. The double-negative rule doesn't apply here.