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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Invest Like a Tortoise, Not a Hare
By Matt Thalman
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Jun 14, 2013 at 10:30PM
Market Cap
Today's Change
(-0.63%) -279.13
Current Price
44,371.51
Price as of July 11, 2025, 4:42 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.
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(-0.33%)
$-20.71
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