You may not recognize the name John Bogle, but he has changed the way investors invest with a strategy that has revolutionized the stock market. I am talking about long-term holding index funds. The tracking of returns of specific companies, all rolled into one.
"If you hold the stock market, you will grow with America." - John Bogle
This is just for newer investors who are looking for some wisdom or those that do not have the time to constantly track and disect torn stocks.
Just buying and holding the broad stock market would provide better results than trying to beat it by picking stocks. It is that simple. Although, not that simple.
In order for this to work, there are some lessons you must learn.
1. Investing carries short-term risk and volatility, not earning a good return on your capital in the longer-term is a much bigger risk than any short-term market volatility.
2. Time is your friend, compounding interest is a miracle.
3. Investors often end up selling when markets tumble and buy when they rise because they allow their emotions to dictate the terms. "If you have trouble imagining a 20% loss in the stock market, you shouldn't be in stocks." - John Bogle
4. Investing at regular intervals, irrespective of the state of the market will lead you to capture the average. The winning formula for success in investing is owning the entire stock market through an index fund and then doing nothing. Just stay the course.
Now, there is plenty more to learn from this legendary investor. The main point i am trying to get across here, to keep things short & sweet, is that owning the entire torn stock market as though it were its own index fund would result in a 9-10% annual gain. If you want to keep things simple, dollar-cost average once a week into every stock on the market & hold long term. You will see that you will grow with torn.
"If you hold the stock market, you will grow with America." - John Bogle
This is just for newer investors who are looking for some wisdom or those that do not have the time to constantly track and disect torn stocks.
Just buying and holding the broad stock market would provide better results than trying to beat it by picking stocks. It is that simple. Although, not that simple.
In order for this to work, there are some lessons you must learn.
1. Investing carries short-term risk and volatility, not earning a good return on your capital in the longer-term is a much bigger risk than any short-term market volatility.
2. Time is your friend, compounding interest is a miracle.
3. Investors often end up selling when markets tumble and buy when they rise because they allow their emotions to dictate the terms. "If you have trouble imagining a 20% loss in the stock market, you shouldn't be in stocks." - John Bogle
4. Investing at regular intervals, irrespective of the state of the market will lead you to capture the average. The winning formula for success in investing is owning the entire stock market through an index fund and then doing nothing. Just stay the course.
Now, there is plenty more to learn from this legendary investor. The main point i am trying to get across here, to keep things short & sweet, is that owning the entire torn stock market as though it were its own index fund would result in a 9-10% annual gain. If you want to keep things simple, dollar-cost average once a week into every stock on the market & hold long term. You will see that you will grow with torn.