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Author: intercst   😊 😞
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Subject: Re: What's worse than lottery tickets?
Date: 11/14/2024 4:02 PM
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rayvt,

{{ You have forgotten to account for the returns that the $182K would have gained. }}

No I haven't. That's why it's a "contingent probability". The S&P 500 doesn't deliver 10.7% every year. And even the folks like me who bought DELL at less than 25 cent/share inevitably suffer "regression to the mean".

Chart of S&P 500 variability of returns by length of holding period.

https://global.discourse-cdn.com/motleyfoolfree/op...

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