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TIP547: The Truth About Stock Market Forecasts

We Study Billionaires - The Investor’s Podcast Network

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The Silent Miracle of Humankind's March

In November of 2009, the S&P 500 traded at around $1,000. Today it is around $4,100 up over 4x. The news media tends to focus on vivid events, rather than on daily improvements in routine goodness in the world. When a trend is gradually improving over time, with periodic sharp dips, people are more likely to pay attention to the dips than the overall improvement. Remember that stocks tend to climb a wall of worry.

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