$20,000 invested in the S&P 500 (1979–2022):
- Stayed invested → $2,112,152
- Missed best 5 days → $1,309,562
- Missed best 10 days → $943,249
- Missed best 20 days → $547,851
- Missed best 30 days → $341,899
- Missed best 60 days → $103,561
8 of the 10 worst days happened within 1 week of the best days.
You won’t time it.
Stay invested.