http://www.thickenmywallet.com/blog/wp/2008/11/05/riding-exchange-traded-funds-up/ Everything to do with thickening your wallet Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:44:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://www.thickenmywallet.com/blog/wp/2008/11/05/riding-exchange-traded-funds-up/comment-page-1/#comment-17224 James Wed, 05 Nov 2008 14:25:40 +0000 http://www.thickenmywallet.com/blog/wp/?p=520#comment-17224 Sounds like what people are afraid of is temporary losses. If that is an issue investing is not what people should be doing with their money. Losses are inevitable, from time to time, it is not what your investments do over the short term but more how they perform over their entire life. To paraphrase Mr. Buffet, essentially if he had the opportunity to see all his equities take a temporary dive he would that way he could by more of the investment at a cheaper price. Sounds like what people are afraid of is temporary losses. If that is an issue investing is not what people should be doing with their money. Losses are inevitable, from time to time, it is not what your investments do over the short term but more how they perform over their entire life. To paraphrase Mr. Buffet, essentially if he had the opportunity to see all his equities take a temporary dive he would that way he could by more of the investment at a cheaper price.

]]> http://www.thickenmywallet.com/blog/wp/2008/11/05/riding-exchange-traded-funds-up/comment-page-1/#comment-17222 Million Dollar Journey Wed, 05 Nov 2008 12:31:28 +0000 http://www.thickenmywallet.com/blog/wp/?p=520#comment-17222 Thanks for the mention TMW. The summary of corrections/recoveries really helps put the current downturn in perspective. Great post. Thanks for the mention TMW. The summary of corrections/recoveries really helps put the current downturn in perspective. Great post.

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