Invest Like a Tortoise, Not a Hare

By Matt Thalman – Jun 14, 2013 at 10:30PM

DJINDICES: ^DJI

Dow Jones Industrial Average

Market Cap

Today's Change

(-0.98%) -$375.12

Current Price

$38,085.80

Price as of April 25, 2024, 5:07 p.m. ET

Some things in life are better when they are fast, but when it comes to the market, slow and steady wins the race.

In the following video, Fool contributor Matt Thalman takes the old children's bedtime story of the Tortoise and the Hare and relates it to the stock market. Using this easy-to-understand metaphor, he shows that slow and steady will win the race.

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