Warren Buffett explains how you could've turned $114 into $400,000 with a simple long-term investmen

Yeah but the kids when they turn 16 want a car, then university fees, and/or an expensive wedding, and then a house or deposit on a house. So it all cashed in after 25 years. No one waits 75 years.

And the same goes for the parent who likely would rather spend that $117 on a portion of a vacation instead setting up an investment account for their child.
 
I try to beat this into my nephews and nieces. And I cringe when I see some young, newbie on here wanting to know how to "trade". They have the one thing that truly is an edge.....time.
 
I try to beat this into my nephews and nieces. And I cringe when I see some young, newbie on here wanting to know how to "trade". They have the one thing that truly is an edge.....time.

And each year they piss away isn’t on the front where their net worth is small: it’s on the back when the dollar difference is huge.

The difference between 30 and 31 years can literally be several turns on your net worth.
 
I try to beat this into my nephews and nieces. And I cringe when I see some young, newbie on here wanting to know how to "trade". They have the one thing that truly is an edge.....time.

Disagree. Time is a plus, but not an edge on the market.
 
They have a point as trading beats passive investing, only caveat is the high failure rate.

If the failure rate is high, how does that beat passive investing? A very few can make consistent profits trading. The VAST majority are way better off dollar cost averaging into a blue chip index.

And each year they piss away isn’t on the front where their net worth is small: it’s on the back when the dollar difference is huge.

The difference between 30 and 31 years can literally be several turns on your net worth.

Yes, the returns get parabolic at the end, that's why it is so important to start early.
 
They have a point as trading beats passive investing, only caveat is the high failure rate.

If you're a "half-decent" trader, you can STOMP Buffett's "buy and hold".

Unfortunately, becoming "only half-decent" at coping with the markets is difficult
 
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