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A tree does not grow faster when watched. A portfolio does not compound faster when checked. The greatest returns come to those who plant seeds and step away.

Ten years feels long to the anxious. Ten years feels short to the patient. Both experience the same decade.

The market rewards those who can endure its noise. Every day brings headlines designed to inspire action. The wise investor recognizes that most action destroys value. Stillness is a strategy. Patience is an edge.

Consider the oak: it grows slowly, but it grows strong. It bends with the wind but does not break. After a hundred years, it provides shelter to generations. This is the way of the long-term investor.