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Comment by barfingclouds

6 months ago

Yep this is the craziest part. The answer has been known for a long time. S&P500. Literally that simple

100% I did that at first and got greedy and impatient. Serves me right.

  • From both the folks I know, and years of comments here on HN - you have LOTS of company.

    In the fictional world of Economics, humans are all homo rationalens, and never make such mistakes.*

    Vs. in the real world...

    *Yes, I sometimes wonder if there's a brutally predatory subtext here - with Economics quietly endorsing "do unto them as you will" maltreatment of anyone who the 0.01% can maneuver into behaving "irrationally".