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Buy and hold performs well over long time scales by simply not adjusting based upon sentiment.

>>bmitc+(OP)
Operating word is long, historically if you entered the market just before a downturn, it could take years up to a couple of decades to make up. Depending on which downturn we are looking at.

>>throwa+Oo1
I think that requires entering once. I was referring to continuing to enter periodically and holding.