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Re:Why Index Funds Are Like Subprime CDOs by lonelappde on Thursday September 05, 2019 @11:06AM (#20887453)
If you were invested in the broader market, and didn't move your whole portfolio in our out of cash in 1 year,the 2008 worldwide economic collapse was barely a blip in long term performance.
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Re:Why Index Funds Are Like Subprime CDOs by bb88 on Saturday September 07, 2019 @01:57AM (#20902073)
So you're point is exactly what again? It's okay for banks to manipulate the markets because in the end it all averages out?
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