Investing can be both simple and difficult.
It’s simple because, over time, the market has historically produced strong returns
In fact, stock investing is arguably one of the best ways to create long-term wealth. However, individual stock picking is not easy. In fact, a J.P.
Morgan study found that between 1980 and 2000, two-thirds of stocks underperformed, while 42% had absolute negative returns. Meanwhile, 40% of stocks experienced catastrophic declines of 70% or more, from which they never fully recovered. Making things even more difficult is that most of the stocks experiencing these huge declines were trading at reasonable valuations based on forward P/Es, and generally had healthy balance sheets and were profitable.