Last time in “Ten reasons why I love investing in the stock market-Part 1” I discussed the first three reasons on why I love investing in the stock market. We will continue discussing the next three reasons . 4.) Investing in the stock market if done correctly is considered by experts the as the best investment. Studies have shown despite the fact that the stock market may have its up and down moments, in the long run the stock market is still the best investment vehicle. In the book of Prof. Jeremy Seigel entitled “Stock for the Long run,” he cited numerous case studies regarding this matter. The graph below indicates how stocks have beaten bonds and other vehicle of investments. Based on the above mentioned graph from 1802 to 1997 (A span of 195 years, in the edition of Prof. Jeremy Seigel's book the computations are only up to 1997) despite the stock market’s volatility and fluctuations, most of the time stocks take the lead over all other vehicle of investment. The … [Read more...]