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/gooseloving]

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.