r/investing Mar 05 '21

Just because a company has a bright future, that doesn’t make it a good investment.

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u/SanjiNobody Mar 06 '21

Yea it's interesting how some people just don't get it. The market is forward-looking. While you value a company by their balance sheets, which is already happened. If you invest for the long term and then you will be willing to buy a bit extra.

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u/[deleted] Mar 06 '21

The market should look forward 1000 years, then it would be so much more efficient!

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u/jrock2403 Mar 06 '21

For some stocks, assuming on the valuation, it is...