He clearly says buying index funds. Not buy and hold RIMM. If you want an article and 30 years worth of data to prove that its correct go to canadiancouchpotato.com.
SCEES8 wrote: ↑Where's the article to support this opinion?
Doesnt it depend on the person too. How good you choose your picks. Say you were a buy and hold type. Maybe you invested in RIM a few years ago and held onto it till now. You've probably lost money as their stock price tanked quite a bit. Its also going up and down nowadays like crazy its hard to tell what is going on. Buy and hold doesnt always win either. In this case, if youre a RIM investor, not trader, you probably lost net worth. whereas those now trading on the RIM volatility have walked away with money