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		88840-8855 on April 19, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The tech bubble that never burst Don't forget the Japanese stock market that could never recover from the bu bubble in the 80s.

gruez on April 19, 2022 [–]

Technically it did recover. The price hasn't but if you factor in dividends (ie. total return), you'd be up 32.228% between 1989 and 2021.

weatherlite on April 19, 2022 | [–]

Adjusted for inflation it's a huge loss. Sure it beat holding cash though, holding cash is for sure the worst thing you can do.

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