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Re:Insider trading has been rife on Wall Street, academics c... by fallingfrog on Sunday February 11, 2018 @01:19PM (#16353904)
There's no guarantee of positive returns over any timeframe- Japan's stock market is still lower than it was in the late 80s. And when the market goes down, it goes down fast.
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Re:Insider trading has been rife on Wall Street, academics c... by mancerayder on Sunday February 11, 2018 @04:39PM (#16354976)
That's a strong argument against index funds if I ever heard one.
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Re:Insider trading has been rife on Wall Street, academics c... by loeg on Sunday February 11, 2018 @07:24PM (#16355634)
No it isn't? It's an argument for holding international indices too, not just S&P500 exclusively.
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