# Stock Markets, Tariffs, Coronavirus

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**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [February 24, 2020, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stock-markets-tariffs-coronavirus/848451 "2020-02-24T21:02:39Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 13, 2020, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stock-markets-tariffs-coronavirus/848451/180 "2020-03-13T16:29:32Z")

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I completely refute Octopuses assertion. The markets are still in free fall, so now is the right time to _hold_.

And I refute the “10 year horizon” statement of “any time is a good time to buy” as one can look at DJIA history and find 10-year flat periods with ease.

My grandparents started investing in 1934. I think that made a helluva difference in their returns than if they started investing in 1924.

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