This Investing Mistake Cuts Returns in Half
The Money with Katie Show
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How to Avoid Losing Money in the Stock Market
When prices start falling, hang attention to your number of shares instead and reminding yourself that that number is the same can help. Had you been fully invested over this 20 year timeline, you would have averaged 9.8% per year when annualized. If you had missed just the 10 best days over those 20 years, you would've averaged only 5.6% per year. And if you believe in the long term viability of the US stock market as a whole or large cap companies as a whole, it stands up.
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