What If You Only Invested at Market Peaks?

This is the story of Bob, the world's worst market timer. Follow along on Bob's journey as an investor who had the misfortune of only investing his savings at the peak of the stock market just before a crash. The results may surprise you.

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#investing #stockmarket #retirement

[tranthanhbao]

Bob is simply the best diamond hands i ever known. His mentality is amazing

[gregorybowen]

You cannot time the market...That’s the biggest lesson I’ve learned from this pandemic and the bob video. Time heals all wounds...fantastic video. Just wait it out and pay your dues.

[karanarora]

message received - buying tesla calls with my life savings tomorrow

[MJLU]

Everyone needs to watch this. You will learn essentially everything you need to know about investing in 5 min.

[kevinmak]

you guys should produce more cartoon like this. definitely one of the most enjoyable piece on this channel ever :D

[syncmeandroid]

What if Bob invested in the DJI (dividend reinvested and no taxes)
Nov 1980 - $8K >> +9065% >> $733K
Aug 1987 - $16K >> +2315% >> $386K
Dec 1999 - $54K >> +300% >> $216K
Oct 2007 - $50K >> +175% >> $137K
Portfolio value in Dec 2019: $1.47M
Astounding!

[wuchinshan]

A great video to watch during downturns & meltdowns. Yes, this generally applies but there are exceptions. How about a Japanese investor who put everything into the Japan stock market in 1989 just when they were about to enter retirement (with no more regular income to invest later)? That would be a nightmare scenario.

[hennysu]

Didn't even watch the video yet and already pressed "LIKE". I know it's going to be good!

[dalehowell]

This video is absolutely awesome. Wish I had found it when I was still teaching high school personal finance; I would definitely have shown this one in class (probably once a quarter just as a reminder!).

[peterpayne]

Interesting to see actual animation from you guys, I like it.

[flokarp]

Adorbz. And a big round of applause to the animator, well done to you both!

[nichols]

Wow, extremely well-done video, Ben! Everybody should watch this.

[laurenceschiffman]

Like virtually everything you create or speak about, great job Ben. Keep it up.

[chahalpawanpreet]

That was gold and the cartoonist did a great job

[ASXInvestor]

This was such a well-produced and easy-to-digest video about the magical eight wonder of the world - compound interest 📈

[hbdejean]

Everyone in corporate America should watch this. It should be a pre-requisite for a 401k plan.

[ricardochavez]

Very well done. Sent to my entire family.

[schwingtrader]

While he turned out ok, let’s not pretend leaving 1.4M on the table isn’t bad. The lesson here is DCA is better than trying to time the market for this style of investing, not poor market timing is ok in the long run. Let us know the next time Bob makes a purchase so I can sell everything.

[timmoore]

Very nice! Hope this becomes a series, looking forward to sharing to my clients.

[dediudmarius]

Love it. Disney should do one like it so kids will learn about money.