CW8888: I am thankful too as retail investor with long-term view and able to sit tight and be uncommon. I also diligently track and measure my long-term investment performance over the last 14 years since the inception of my portfolio in Jan 2000.
From Morgan Housel
Motley Fool One Senior Analyst
The Motley Fool
Hey Fools,
Hopefully you spent yesterday being thankful for stuff that really matters -- friends, family, health, happiness.
But I'm an investor, and this is an investing website. So let me digress to something a little less important.
I am so thankful that buy-and-hold investing still works.
Imagine you bought shares of the S&P 500 10 years ago and forgot about it, spending the last decade traveling, doing hobbies, and hanging out with your family. You finally get around to checking your account balance this morning, and see your investment is up more than 102%.
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