In case you weren't paying attention earlier, the stock market can be wildly unpredictable from one year to the next. After the dismal year of 2022, few were predicting big gains, but the Nasdaq Composite index ended up surging an unimaginable 43% in 2023.

Trying to time major market moves will always be guesswork, but it's a game that individual investors don't need to play. Buying shares of great businesses at fair prices and simply holding them over long periods is a nearly surefire way to build wealth over time.

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