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Originally Posted by rustyp
Let's assume you have less than 5 years to live would you get out of the market now and wait for volatility to stabilize and then get back in ? Riding out the market and waiting for a comeback makes no money. Getting out now and getting back in at a lower point makes money when the comeback comes. Staying in for the long term is a good strategy if you have a long term. So if you are willing to play the odds on the stock market per history why would one not be willing to play the odds on life expectancy per history ?
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The people SELLING ADVICE say all kinds of conflicting STUFF. If, you sell and then buy back you need to get not one but two things right. Sell at the right time and then
buy at the right time. As they tell us few get both right. However, what they do not say
is you do not need to catch the exact top or bottom. Close enough and you make far more than average.
Life expectancy, per history, is also a far more complex issue than most understand.
Life expectancy is an average. At one time in history, typically a mother would die, around every two births. infant mortality has dropped on AVERAGE. If, there are two people, one lives to 100 and one dies at 1 their average life is 50 years.