[johnboy]

repeat after me (with glazed over eyes, if you really want to complete the effect): "buy and hold, buy and hold."

to appear erudite, instead of merely brainwashed, entone: "historically, the stock market appreciates 10% per year over time." (can anyone tell me, btw, where that last canard came from?)

[altair]

"historically, the stock market appreciates 10% per year over time."

Would the same be true for the Nikkei? I don't think there's that much history to it and the Japanese economy was in total shambles after the war. I would imagine that anyone fortunate enough to be able to buy stock in the 50's and 60's would be quite rich now.

[Joe Hadenuf]

"historically, the stock market appreciates 10% per year over time." (can anyone tell me, btw, where that last canard came from?)

Not from any of the millions that have just lost their shorts, among other things..