One's portfolio will only go sideways with the market(in a sideways market) if one is invested in the market as a whole eg via the Alsi. Individual shares, although significantly effected by sentiment in the short term, will follow earnings of the underlying company itself in the longer term. I assure you that their are many Japanese companies that are way ahead of their stock prices of 20 years ago when the Nikkei was at 40000. The Nikkei is at about 10200 now, while many of the quality companies listed 20 years ago have multiplied their stock price many times over. Our market has rallied significantly since March, while the likes of LABAT and Milkworks are still in the doldrums. If one is happy with the average, then buy the market. Certainly nothing wrong with 18.2% over the last 20 years, compounded. That's with very little effort, if any.
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