In the following video, senior advisor to the Motley Fool's Rule Your Retirement service Robert Brokamp answers the question: "With so many people saying that 'buy and hold' is long dead, is it worthwhile to stick with what has worked for decades?"
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Is "Buy and Hold" Dead?
The S&P 500 is lower now than it was in the year 2000. Does that mean "buy and hold" is a dead philosophy?
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