All I know about investing in the stock market comes from my grandmother, whose father was a stock broker and survived the 1929 stock market crash: put your money in and don't look at it. Let it ride...a long time. Over that long time, your money will grow. My grandparents are enjoying a long, pleasant, fulfilling and wealthy retirement (I'm sure they've given in to speculation from time to time, but diversify, diversify, diversify). Gee, you'd think with all that sound advice and good role modeling I'd have picked up a good habit or two? Apparently not.
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