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Fiendish Thingy

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3. Wow- you've missed so much growth

Reply to sakabatou (Reply #1)

Thu Jun 11, 2026, 05:13 PM

Thursday

Despite the volatility over the past 15 years, the Dow has gone from 13,000 in 2007 to over 50,000 now.

A balanced, diversified portfolio would have weathered all the storms during that time period.

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