12 charts every investor should know:

1. History of the stock market in one chart

2. The Psychology of a Market Cycle
3. "Experts" will always give you smart reasons to sell in the short term, but you will regret it in the long term
4. Largest companies by market cap (1960-2022)
5. Compounding is the 8th wonder of the world
6. These are the best times to invest in the market
7. "Insiders might sell their shares for any numbers of reasons, but they buy them for only one: they think the price will rise." - Peter Lynch
8. Average investors historically underperform the stock market.
9. The Cycle of Market Emotions:
10. Great investors understand that market drawdowns are part of investing:
11. Politics do not help or hurt the stock market
12. The average investor is their own worst enemy
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