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Re:The Secret to Ant Efficiency Is Idleness by throwaway45423 on Saturday August 18, 2018 @11:10AM (#17788816)
This reminds me of how you are supposed to keep a sizable percentage of an investment portfolio in cash, earning nothing, so it is available when the time comes to make further investments in a market downturn.
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Re:The Secret to Ant Efficiency Is Idleness by loco5niner on Monday August 20, 2018 @03:27PM (#17803053)
That's opposite of what I've heard.

The phrase I've always heard is "Time in the market beats timing the market".

Of course, it depends on who you listen to.

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