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6. You're welcome 😊 And you are well justified to be cautious with not likely a long time to recover from a market crash

Reply to HUAJIAO (Reply #5)

Sun Apr 21, 2024, 08:37 AM

Apr 2024

I see the Nikkei index is still below where it was in 1989 (38,916). It briefly finally broke above that this year for the first time, before going back down (37,068 at Friday's close). I keep this in mind when someone tells me broad equity indexes are guaranteed to recover in 10 years or less.

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Thanks very much for the detailed explanation. HUAJIAO Apr 2024 #5

You're welcome 😊 And you are well justified to be cautious with not likely a long time to recover from a market crash progree Apr 2024 #6

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