Comments on: John Bogle on the Market’s Decline http://www.obliviousinvestor.com/john-bogle-on-the-markets-decline/ Index Investing: The Oblivious Investor Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:19:14 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Mike http://www.obliviousinvestor.com/john-bogle-on-the-markets-decline/comment-page-1/#comment-118 Mike Mon, 08 Dec 2008 23:38:55 +0000 http://www.obliviousinvestor.com/?p=568#comment-118 Well said, Monevator. And yep, I do frankly see it as noise. :) Makes it a lot easier to stay sane when you see most of this stuff (such as the market decline, not things like job losses) as irrelevant. Well said, Monevator. And yep, I do frankly see it as noise. :)

Makes it a lot easier to stay sane when you see most of this stuff (such as the market decline, not things like job losses) as irrelevant.

]]> By: Monevator http://www.obliviousinvestor.com/john-bogle-on-the-markets-decline/comment-page-1/#comment-117 Monevator Mon, 08 Dec 2008 21:55:05 +0000 http://www.obliviousinvestor.com/?p=568#comment-117 He's almost certainly right. There are *some* reasons to be fearful and there are *some* reasons for Treasuries to yield c.3% on a 30-year view. But as ever it's all about probabilities. There are *plenty more* reasons to think that on any long-term view we'll get out of this in one piece. But what are you doing reading about the current market? I'd have thought your philosophy would be to ignore even a crash as noise on a 30-year view? ;) (Only joking, no offence meant!) He’s almost certainly right. There are *some* reasons to be fearful and there are *some* reasons for Treasuries to yield c.3% on a 30-year view.

But as ever it’s all about probabilities. There are *plenty more* reasons to think that on any long-term view we’ll get out of this in one piece.

But what are you doing reading about the current market? I’d have thought your philosophy would be to ignore even a crash as noise on a 30-year view? ;)

(Only joking, no offence meant!)

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