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Stocks 103: Investing for the Long Run

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1.
Well-known stocks like General Motors _______.
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Can underperform the stock market. Just because a stock is well known does not mean it's a good investment. General Motors has often underperformed the stock market during the last 40 years.
2.
Stocks are such winning investments that they have had the highest long-term returns of any type of investment.
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True. It is true, in fact.
3.
The average yearly difference between the high and low of any given typical stock is about 40%.
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True. Yes, it is this high.
4.
Who stands to reap the highest gains from the growth of a company?
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Stockholders. Bondholders will always get limited returns. Stockholders, however, can get returns that are potentially unlimited.
5.
The average yearly difference between the high and low of the typical stock is between _______.
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30% and 50%. The average yearly difference between the high and low of a typical stock is between 30% and 50%. In other words, over the short term, a stock can be quite volatile.