2000 dot-com bubble peak buyers? They got wrecked for a decade. $SPX returned -0.95% annually from 2000-2009 ā worst 10-year stretch in 100 years.
But those who bought AFTER the crash? Best returns ever.
The lesson: crashes are setups, not exits. You need dry powder and the discipline to DCA through the blood. That's how you buy 2x the shares at half the price.
No emergency fund = no alpha when everything's on sale. Stack reserves. Stay liquid. Buy the dip when everyone else is capitulating.
That's how generational wealth gets built.
But those who bought AFTER the crash? Best returns ever.
The lesson: crashes are setups, not exits. You need dry powder and the discipline to DCA through the blood. That's how you buy 2x the shares at half the price.
No emergency fund = no alpha when everything's on sale. Stack reserves. Stay liquid. Buy the dip when everyone else is capitulating.
That's how generational wealth gets built.