2 Don’t Bet Against the Stock Market (For Long) comentada em 18/09/2025 08:44 Assuntos Gerais MarkFord em 17/09/25 21:31 comentada em 18/09/2025 08:44 We took a look at S&P 500 data stretching back to September of 1940. At that point – even considering a brief dip in the months that followed – the economy was back on an upward trajectory following the Great Depression, and a new era of regulation and financial institution development had created a very different market dynamic. From there, we took a look at how a person would have fared had they invested in the S&P 500 and then held steady for a period of six months, one year, five years, ten years, and twenty years on a rolling basis. Here’s what happened.The results were definitive. On average, the longer you held your position in the stock market, the larger your returns. And yes, that includes the more than a dozen NBER defined recessions during that expanse of time.Why a (Lengthy) Bet Against the Stock Market is a Bad Idea
