Jim Cramer talks the benefits of long-term investing

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Like I told you before the break, there are all sorts of stocks that only work under certain situations. There's nothing wrong with that. But when I wrote how to make money in any market, I meant that title literally. For example, the booming bus cycles that are hostage to the

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broader economy have an expiration date. When they can make you good money in expansion for a year or two or even three, sooner or later, the economy's going to peak and you need to sell. Because owning the cycles into a recession is a recipe for disaster. So, what cohort can

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make money in any market? What we're looking for is something called secular growth. Now, that has nothing to do with separation of church and state. It's an economic or scientific context. Secular just means extremely long-term. You want companies that can put up strong revenue

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growth year after year after year with expanding gross margins that translate into terrific earnings. You want something that can do that for years for even decades regardless of the economic backdrop. These These are the companies that can survive a dramatic uptick in interest

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rates or severe slowdown the economy, which is what usually comes after those high those rate hikes.

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