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NVDA
NVIDIA Corporation
$215.45
▼ 0.8%
Strong· 87
Value
52
Growth
100
Profitability
100
Health
99
Dividends
13
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AAPL$342.54▲ 0.16%NVDA$215.45▼ 0.82%MSFT$527.79▼ 2.16%AMZN$249.72▼ 1.98%GOOGL$342.01▼ 2.06%META$710.13▼ 3.61%TSLA$353.29▼ 2.52%AVGO$332.31▼ 3.49%JPM$338.71▲ 0.95%V$401.59▲ 0.46%WMT$118.74▲ 0.74%COST$990.40▲ 1.27%NFLX$70.54▼ 2.85%AMD$533.95▼ 5.03%DIS$110.64▼ 0.04%KO$93.21▲ 1.32%PEP$130.99▲ 2.03%MA$614.90▼ 0.23%XOM$178.04▲ 1.92%CRM$239.92▼ 2.76%AAPL$342.54▲ 0.16%NVDA$215.45▼ 0.82%MSFT$527.79▼ 2.16%AMZN$249.72▼ 1.98%GOOGL$342.01▼ 2.06%META$710.13▼ 3.61%TSLA$353.29▼ 2.52%AVGO$332.31▼ 3.49%JPM$338.71▲ 0.95%V$401.59▲ 0.46%WMT$118.74▲ 0.74%COST$990.40▲ 1.27%NFLX$70.54▼ 2.85%AMD$533.95▼ 5.03%DIS$110.64▼ 0.04%KO$93.21▲ 1.32%PEP$130.99▲ 2.03%MA$614.90▼ 0.23%XOM$178.04▲ 1.92%CRM$239.92▼ 2.76%
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Why long-term investing wins

The four reasons the data always sides with patience

Short-term trading is a zero-sum game. Long-term investing in great businesses is not. Here is why every serious investor eventually arrives at the same conclusion.

10.7%annualized since 1957

Markets reward patience

Up 10.7% a year since 1957 — through 12 recessions, wars, and crashes. Patience gets paid.

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$8.9Mfrom $10,000 in 1957

Compounding is unstoppable

That same $10,000 from 1957, dividends reinvested, is worth ~$8.9M today. No trading skill — just time.

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0 of 52rolling 20-yr periods lost

Time eliminates risk

Every rolling 20-year period in S&P 500 history has ended positive — even ones starting before the Great Depression.

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-46%by missing 10 days

Staying in is the strategy

$10,000 (2003–2022) grew to $64,844 fully invested. Miss the 10 best days and it's $29,708 — less than half.

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Sources: S&P Dow Jones Indices, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Not investment advice.

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Zone Frontier Inc.
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KINGSWAY Corp
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Frazier Life Sciences Acquisition Corp. II
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InMed Pharmaceuticals Inc.
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What is The Stocks School?

A U.S. stock research platform for long-term investors. It covers 1,600+ U.S.-listed stocks with fundamental analysis and valuation, gives each one a transparent model rating when its filed data allows, and adds a learning blog and a Smart Money tracker.

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