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Does the stock market have a limit to how high it can go?

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  • Thrugelmir wrote: »
    December 1980 was a very different era. No internet back then.


    Internet has been around since the 1960's, it was the www that emerged in the 90's ;)
    Thrugelmir wrote: »
    IBM (Big Blue) was the master of the universe. With it's historic domination of the Main Frame market.

    Ah yes, the good old mainframe - same concept is now being marketed as "Cloud Computing" :D
  • Thrugelmir
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    Ah yes, the good old mainframe - same concept is now being marketed as "Cloud Computing" :D

    Remember we had two operating back to back. Both the size of tennis courts.
  • george4064
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    OP, I think your post just proves that time in the market is a very important factor in investing!
    "If you aren’t willing to own a stock for ten years, don’t even think about owning it for ten minutes” Warren Buffett

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