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Is it true that long-term investing still requires periodic review?

True. Blind holding can hide structural decline.

Drift changes your risk exposure over time — a portfolio that started as 60/40 stocks and bonds can drift to 80/20 during a bull market, dramatically increasing your risk.

Setting and completely forgetting a portfolio for years, allowing drift to change your risk profile to something you never intended.

This scenario is one of 155 in the Skillful Stock Market track. Each card states a situation, you decide true or false, and the explanation follows immediately.

Answer
True
Track
Stock Market
Topics
long-term-investing, portfolio-management

Also asked as

Does long-term investing still require periodic portfolio review? Should buy and hold investors ever rebalance? Why passive investors still need to check their portfolio?

The scenario in full

Long-term investing still requires periodic review.

Frequently asked questions

Is it true that long-term investing still requires periodic review?

True. Blind holding can hide structural decline.

Does long-term investing still require periodic portfolio review?

True. Blind holding can hide structural decline. Drift changes your risk exposure over time — a portfolio that started as 60/40 stocks and bonds can drift to 80/20 during a bull market, dramatically increasing your risk.

Should buy and hold investors ever rebalance?

True. Blind holding can hide structural decline. Drift changes your risk exposure over time — a portfolio that started as 60/40 stocks and bonds can drift to 80/20 during a bull market, dramatically increasing your risk.

Why passive investors still need to check their portfolio?

True. Blind holding can hide structural decline. Drift changes your risk exposure over time — a portfolio that started as 60/40 stocks and bonds can drift to 80/20 during a bull market, dramatically increasing your risk.

Where does this stock market question come from?

It is one of 155 scenarios in the Skillful Stock Market track. Each card states a realistic situation, you decide true or false, and the explanation follows immediately.

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