Most stocks will fail over time.
Can you pick winning stocks? Yes. Many have done it.
But winning stocks may be rarer than some think, especially over long periods of time.
In this video, Fool analysts Matt Koppenheffer and Morgan Housel share some data showing the returns of 3,000 stocks over a 28-year period. There were plenty of winners -- but a whole lot of utter losers, too. Have a look:
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