WOLF(@WOLF_Financial):MISSING JUST THE 10 BEST DAYS IN THE STOCK MARKET CUT THE ENDING VALUE OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT BY MORE THAN HALF $10,000 invested in the S&P 500 through the State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF $SPY from October 2006 to October 2026, with dividends reinvested, per The Motley Fool: - Stayed invested the whole time: about $82,300 - Missed the 10 best days: about $35,700 - Missed the 20 best days: about $21,500 - Missed the 40 best days: about $9,900 That's 40 days out of roughly 5,000 trading days. Seven of the 10 best days came within two weeks of one of the 10 worst days. Selling after a bad day often means missing the rebound. Not financial advice.

2026.11.13 00:02

MISSING JUST THE 10 BEST DAYS IN THE STOCK MARKET CUT THE ENDING VALUE OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT BY MORE THAN HALF $10,000 invested in the S&P 500 through the State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF $SPY from October 2006 to October 2026, with dividends reinvested, per The Motley Fool: - Stayed invested the whole time: about $82,300 - Missed the 10 best days: about $35,700 - Missed the 20 best days: about $21,500 - Missed the 40 best days: about $9,900 That's 40 days out of roughly 5,000 trading days. Seven of the 10 best days came within two weeks of one of the 10 worst days. Selling after a bad day often means missing the rebound. Not financial advice.