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  • Albermarle
    Albermarle Posts: 29,002 Forumite
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    I saw a slide yesterday which showed that to date, there was no equities investment (presumably in a particular index) that registered a loss in real terms after 23 years - 

    The usual time frame quoted for zero chance of loss is around 14 years, but that might be in actual terms, so not accounting for inflation.

    Even after 8 years the chance of a loss, is down to about 5%, based on historical statistics.

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