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William Smead: The Math Is Simple

FYI: We believe the math of common stock investing is pretty simple. When you buy a stock without leverage, you can only lose your original investment. Your gains can be unlimited over the longest term (long duration). Most of the benefit (90 percent) of diversification is reached by owning a twelve-to-eighteen stock portfolio, if the owners are willing to put up with the relatively random way returns are handed out over time. Valuation matters dearly to portfolio results. Stocks purchased at depressed prices (as a group) outperform those that are more expensive over longer-run time periods.
Regards,
Ted
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