The market always goes up

Last updated: February 9, 2025

You can find part 2 of the Stock Series by JL Collins here.

Notes from MP

As a Swiss investor, you can replace VTSAX (index composed of US companies) with our equivalent: the famous VT ETF.

And likewise, since its inception, the VT ETF (which represents the global equity market) always goes up:

The irregular but inexorable rise of the VT ETF (source: Yahoo Finance)

Photo credits: jlcollinsnh.com

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