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kleinbl00 · 2443 days ago · link · · parent · post: Does anyone know anything about personal finance stuff?
Set a timer. I'll do it often. The classic argument is that if you missed the 5 best days since 1993 you'd have passed up on most of your gains. The argument made less often is if you missed the 5 worst days since 1993 you'd be fuckin' killin' it. https://www.ifa.com/12steps/step4/missing_the_best_and_worst_days/ Miss the 5 best days: $10k to $38k instead of $58k. Miss the 5 worst days: $10k to $90k instead of $58k. And then they usually say "so you should be invested all the time because we're business majors and can't do fucking math."