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The description of what we call buying an index, not operating, and never selling, is as follows: ㄧ. Buying an index means that there will never be any problems with the target we choose. So you can never sell it. You can buy it anytime, if you have money. 2. Always hold index funds and never sell them. Unless you need money, sell as much as you need. 3. Don’t operate, that is, don’t think that the market has risen too much, so you want to sell high, wait for the low point to buy back, want to sell high, buy low, or buy low, sell high, and earn the price difference. In the end, it usually turns into chasing.


The market's lowest point will not appear until the event has completely passed. The market's lowest point usually occurs when the event is the most terrifying and when investors are the most fearful. When the United States (3/16/2020) declared COVID-19 a national emergency, investors entered the most panic period and the market reached its lowest point. Investors should not panic now, but should be brave to have such a good opportunity.


This is the advice we give you in October 2022, the scariest time at the market's lowest point. I hope that everyone can look back and imagine the situation at that time and the current market has risen by about 40% from the low point. If we go back to the most fearful time at that time, if the market happens again (it will definitely happen again in the future). What is the most correct thing to do? Sell? Buy? Still as motionless as a mountain? 1. Stick to long-term investment and never sell. 2. In the past ten years (from 2009 to 2021

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Question 1: I see that SPY/QQQ, etc. are at high levels recently (2019). Should I buy an ETF with high dividends and low volatility such as VYM when entering the market? Because the market is already at a high level now, the next correction should be very strong, right? Answer 1: We cannot predict the market! Some people claim to be able to predict the market, but we admit that we are not. You can invest in SPY, QQQ, or VYM, but what you need to consider is the long-term return.


All market fears will pass! Long-term investors, keep an emergency fund and the rest. Be greedy when you are most fearful. Don’t read the financial news, and don’t listen to the news! All information is harmful to long-term investment! Only buy and hold! Never selling is the only way ordinary people can make long-term investment profits. Although investing in a downtrend for the long term may seem clumsy, investing is about long-term performance. The market continues to move forward: none of the views will have a long-term impact on the market


2009 to 2022! In thirteen years, bull stocks have risen thirteen times. However, 45% of the years were shocks. The following is the range of shocks: from December 2009 to September 2010, a ten-month shock. There was no rise throughout 2011, only fluctuations. The shock lasted for ten months from March 2012 to the end of 2012. The shock lasted for six months from December 2013 to May 2014. November 2014 fluctuated to 20
