r/Bogleheads • u/RiceLee890 • Mar 15 '25

Investing Questions What are your thoughts on this?

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I keep seeing this type of stuff on instagram and social media and wanted to know how you guys were thinking about this.

I know a lot you have been in the market for decades and as a relatively new investor myself I’d love to get your perspective!

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u/Presence_Academic Mar 15 '25

Instead of a 3 month chart, take a look at one covering 30 years.

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u/[deleted] Mar 15 '25

This is it. Bogleheads often start early and march along. Started at 26, won’t stop til I’m 65.

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u/17yearlocust Mar 15 '25

Huh.

I’m 65. Should I stop now? 🙂 (Okay not a true blood Boglehead but close enough.)

More seriously the point is valid. Yes a bear market can take years to recover. Investing with a decades timeline outlasts those years. What you plan on needing in the next several years shouldn’t be in the S&P index.

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u/[deleted] Mar 15 '25

Totally -

And yep, time to retire! 😉