Introduction to Staying Invested in the Market
See how performance data makes a case for staying put rather than selling your investments.
What you will learn
- The Importance of Staying Invested
- Periods of Consecutive Negative Stock Returns
- Crises and Long-Term Performance
- Stock Performance after Recessions
- History of Interest Rates
Introduction to Staying Invested
While there are strategies for timing the market as well as exiting the market, there is also something to be said for staying put. No one can time the market perfectly, and in fact you can lose out on future opportunities when you sell your investments. The charts in this course provide an illustration of what you can miss if you do not stay the course.
