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May 17, 9 tweets

8 visuals every investor should memorize:

1: In the long run, stocks win:

2: You make far more money by holding through bull markets that you lose by holding through bear markets.

3: Investors are their own worst enemy.

Why do they underperform?

Their behavior.

4: The market cycle wreaks havoc on investors' emotions.

h/t @HelloCFAdvisors

@HelloCFAdvisors 5: New technologies put investors through an even more extreme emotional cycle.

The hype cycle is real. Study it.

h/t @Gartner_inc

@HelloCFAdvisors @Gartner_inc 6: The cost of earning superior long-term returns is dealing with large drawdowns.

They are normal. Expect them.

h/t @awealthofcs

@HelloCFAdvisors @Gartner_inc @awealthofcs 7: There will always be a smart-sounding reason to sell.

h/t @ritholtz

@HelloCFAdvisors @Gartner_inc @awealthofcs @Ritholtz 8: The easiest way to increase your odds of success is to increase your holding period.

h/t @morganhousel

@HelloCFAdvisors @Gartner_inc @awealthofcs @Ritholtz @morganhousel If you enjoyed this thread, follow me @brianferoldi

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