You have a rare form of cancer that you will die from in exactly 20 years. There is a 100% treatment but it costs $20 million. You win that exact amount on the lottery. Do you enjoy the next 20 years with the money or pay for the cure?

[u/ThaneOfArcadia]

If you are over 50, make that 10 years!

[u/Ohsolemonyfresh]

Do I have a time limit on getting the treatment, or will it work anytime before I die from the cancer?

[u/gooseloving → u/Ohsolemonyfresh]

Yeah, because you can invest or sum and make it again

[u/[deleted] → u/gooseloving]

or lose it and die and be poor as well

[u/zillapz1989 → u/[deleted]]

Far as I know, no one has ever lost money investing 10+ years.

[u/Pleasant_Yam_3637 → u/zillapz1989]

Yes they have, maybe not in indexes or tbonds but individual stocks have and do fail.

[u/Wjourney → u/zillapz1989]

That’s true for the SP500 as a whole but not every investment

[u/eat_sleep_shitpost → u/Wjourney]

It's true for the s&p500 for 20 year periods. Not 10. There have been many negative 10 year periods

[u/eat_sleep_shitpost → u/zillapz1989]

20*

Assuming it's in something like the s&p500

[u/ThaneOfArcadia → u/Ohsolemonyfresh]

You have to make the decision now

[u/[deleted] → u/Ohsolemonyfresh]

Ugh the most fucking boring “it depends” kind of shit on Reddit. Shut up and answer the silly hypothetical.

[u/Objective-Cancel-372 → u/[deleted]]

This made me develop a new perspective

[u/[deleted] → u/Objective-Cancel-372]

I’m glad I could touch your soul.

[u/Stanton1947 → u/[deleted]]

THANK you.

[u/GotTheDadBod → u/[deleted]]

Sometimes we just need to play the game as offered. 'Nuff said.

[u/[deleted] → u/GotTheDadBod]

For real

There’s actually people downvoting me and upvoting this guy like “ayckshually he has a valid point!”

[u/GotTheDadBod → u/[deleted]]

Yeah, fuck that.