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		rihegher on Aug 24, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: China Stock Market Drops 8.5% "Over a long enough timeout shares have always gained" Not so sure if you take inflation and Survival bias into consideration https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survivorship_bias#In_finance_a...

UK-AL on Aug 24, 2015 | [–]

If you follow an index, that doesn't cause an issue. You are also forgetting stocks also pay dividends, so it doesn't have go up either.

phyalow on Aug 24, 2015 | [–]

"On a long enough timeline the survival rate for everyone drops to 0."

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