lukestein’s avatarlukestein’s Twitter Archive—№ 16,779

  1. Yes, today was bad in the US equity market Yes, we are down to levels not seen since… March Yes, diversified buy-and-hold investors have done well over the long term Yes, we may be in for a bumpy ride (but ±3% days aren't 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 unusual, even if we haven't seen one since 2022)
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    1. …in reply to @lukestein
      Sorry: We are down to levels 𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙨𝙩 seen in March, but not seen 𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙘𝙚 May That is, if you’re buy-and-hold in the S&P 500, any money you invested before 3/20/24 is up. Any money you invested after 5/8 is down. Standard caveats (ignoring taxes, dividends reinvested) apply