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Is holding stocks for the long run worth your time?

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Published Tue, May 10, 2022 · 05:09 PM
    • Patience is key to long-term rewards from the stock market.
    • Patience is key to long-term rewards from the stock market. Pixabay

    By Eugene Ng

    Warren Buffett once said that “If you aren’t willing to own a stock for 10 years, don’t even think about owning it for 10 minutes.”

    However, there are only so many decades in our life. Are you willing to spend, as Buffett suggested, 10 years holding stocks? Would it be worth your time?

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