If you invested only at the peaks, right before crashes? Still works out great. ...

dxhdr · on March 15, 2015

http://www.acting-man.com/blog/media/2014/10/2-Nikkei-Long-t...

Yes we're talking about the S&P500 but I'd like to point out that this isn't a general rule of markets; past performance does not guarantee future results. The S&P500 was at around 60 in 1960 and near 2000 today. It doesn't matter when you bought or at what intervals, money invested has performed well.

mortenjorck · on March 15, 2015

Wow, that is a fantastic article and thought experiment. It certainly eased a bit of my own insecurity about investing "at the wrong time."

WalterBright · on March 15, 2015

> If you invested only at the peaks, right before crashes?

That's my patented investment strategy!

pbowyer · on March 15, 2015

You're putting lots into the market this year then, I trust!

WalterBright · on March 15, 2015

Absolutely!

Chart any stock, and find it's high point. That's where I bought it.

brianmcc · on March 16, 2015

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