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PoindexterOglethorpe

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5. It is always important to understand that

Reply to bucolic_frolic (Original post)

Tue May 12, 2020, 11:56 PM

May 2020

timing the market is a fool's game.

I'm forgetting the specifics, but gains and losses tend to occur in very short terms. Something like four or five days of losses or gains, and if you have pulled out hoping to get back in at the right time, you are probably fucked.

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It is always important to understand that PoindexterOglethorpe May 2020 #5

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