A shift in world politics might be a shift in investment strategy as well
There are few words of advice in the investing world that still hold true after years and years. One such phrase, perhaps familiar to the majority of us, is “few, if any, investing strategies outperform the S&P500.”
If you are like me, seeking a form of long-term investing that is hassle-free and automatic, you may have thought that this advice is the way to go for early retirement. Buy a piece of an S&P500 index each month, wait for the growth to compound and quit working once you hit your number.
The historic numbers support this claim. Since its inception, the S&P500 had returned approximately 10% per year without fail, withering away crises, downturns and major incidents after the World Wars.
However, there seems to be a negative sentiment surrounding the US economy nowadays, especially since Trump’s second election and the wave of questionable foreign policy decisions ever since. Is it a reason to worry, even for those of us who don’t want to be too involved?
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