Of course, the avidly tracked bellwether, the BSE 30 Sensex may fall, for all we or any market expert worth her/his stock recommendation knows, to sub 10K levels if it has to. Or perhaps lower than that level. But then the point is over a period of 10, 15, 30 years investment in stock markets has given superior returns than investment in any other asset class. Be it gold, real estate or government bonds.
Let's support this case with hard data for the proof of profits is in numbers. The case below will (may) also convince readers that only long term investments create wealth. Short-term investments create either profits or losses. If you really understand the difference between creating wealth and making profits read on.
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