A lot of investors, including myself, hold stocks for the long term. But I've now encountered that it's quite a different time horizon for everyone. Some people hold long term for 5 years, some for 10 years and some for 30+ years.
I pomentally held my first stock the longest and now it's 11 years and I'll easily add another 20 and probably more to that.
How about you?
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Definitely long term, as I started investing relatively young, so I can see myself holding it for at least another 30 years and increasing it regularly.
Also :)
I have been investing since 2019, except for regular index/LVMH investing, I spin individual titles more on short-term trades than long-term trades (even within trading, i.e. minutes, hours at most.)
Wow, that's kind of time-consuming, isn't it?
I always keep the time horizon from half past 4 (when the us stock exchange opens) to 5 max, so I can cover volatility, so it's not that time consuming.
So it's not that bad, but the question is how much time it takes to do everything around, some research and stuff
They have been investing for less than a year and the shares I hold all the time are maybe three of the former 20+ shares now that I have reduced it to about 12, but the less I have the more confident I am that it is again for a longer period of time of course there are exceptions that at some price I would sell some. 🙂 But the vast majority are for a few years let's say min. 5 years.
20+ shares is a lot, I have 18 and I think it's better to have 12 and hold and not have to think about it at all :)
I know that, but I take it according to the potential of the stock in the future and if I find enough quality stocks even 30 so I'll have them at a good price 😃 but there are not so many of them when we compare the price 🙂 do not worry about the price you can find even 100 but the price just decides... 😃
Can I ask what kind of action is this?
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So for me the basis of longevity is the time test. After that, I will judge whether to hold on or go for something more promising and risky but again for at least three years, or on the contrary, safer for which I then assume an even longer-term hold - forever 😂
The time test is the basis, I wouldn't want to pay tax on it. Holding it forever is actually an inheritance for the kids:D
Oh, yeah, and I'll just add that investment forever doesn't have to be just stocks, how about real estate 😉
Wow, I'm just thinking of pitching a similar discussion here now too, just with when one would have an opinion on profit taking. ...Anyway, on your topic, I've only been investing in stocks for about a year and a half, so that's my longest holding as well, and I intend to hold something for longer, maybe 20 years as you write. Of course I also sometimes buy something that I only hold for a while, be it a week, a month, a quarter and then sell again at a profit.
And what prevails within your portfolio?