Seeing Helps Investors Believe

MarketWatch offers two graphics that investment advisers may want to add to their educational materials.

This one shows how often and how vigorously stock returns go up and down.

A second graphic (a lively GIF) shows the likelihood of stock investors making money over various time periods. Investors holding for 20 years can't lose – at least they never have. But remember, that perfect success rate assumes all dividends are reinvested.