Doing Somethingvs.Doing Nothing
Can you beat an investor who never makes a trade?
Two investors each start with $10,000 in U.S. stocks. One does nothing for 20 years. The other is you, and you can buy and sell whenever you like.
You’ll play through 20 years of actual market history in just 40 seconds. One catch: you won’t know which years you’re trading until the round is over.
How to play
- Tap the button to sell your stocks and move to cash.
- Tap again to buy back in.
- Try to finish with more money than the investor who did nothing.
A game for education. Not investment advice.
You
$10,000
invested in stocks
Doing nothing
$10,000
never trades
Year 1 of 20
Tap the button to sell your stocks. Tap it again to buy back in.
So, what years were those?
YouYou, in cashDoing nothing
Values include reinvested dividends and are adjusted for inflation. Numbered circles mark news events, and triangles mark your trades.
Skill or luck?
Each dot is one simulated investor. Orange dots finished ahead of doing nothing.
Your scorecard
| Round | Years | You | Doing nothing | Margin |
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