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Why Holding Through Every Crash Made Me Rich

October 2, 2025 | by Nas Digital Growth

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Wealth Blueprint · Long-Term Investing

Why Holding Through Every Crash Made Me Rich

Markets crash. Headlines scream doom. Friends panic. I held on. Here’s how time, discipline and simple index funds built real wealth.

Average Annual Return

0% Decades

Staying invested beat timing the market.

£250/Month Since 1985

£0

That’s the power of compounding over time.

Total Gain

0%+

Not hype — just patience and consistency.

Introduction: The Investor’s Biggest Test

Markets crash. Headlines scream doom. Everyone seems to be selling. But staying calm through those storms is exactly what built my wealth.

I lived through Black Monday (1987), the dot-com bubble (2000–02), the global financial crisis (2008) and the pandemic crash (2020). Each time I was told to sell. I didn’t.

The Crashes That Tested Me

1987

Black Monday

Dow fell 22% in one day — the worst ever. I didn’t sell. The market recovered; patience was rewarded.

2000–2002

The Dot-Com Bubble

Tech collapsed; indexes sank. I held. Broad markets rebuilt, innovation survived, and new leaders emerged.

2008

Global Financial Crisis

Banks failed, housing crashed. Many locked in losses by selling. Holding through set up a decade of gains.

2020

Pandemic Crash

Fastest plunge in modern history. Months later, markets hit new highs. Again, discipline paid off.

Why This Works: The Power of Compounding

Compounding is growth on top of growth. Selling during crashes breaks that engine and locks in losses. Time in the market beats timing the market.

Automate contributions. Invest monthly regardless of headlines.
Use index funds. S&P 500 gives instant diversification across hundreds of leaders.
Think in decades. Real wealth is built over years, not days.

The Cost of Waiting

Every year you delay is a hidden cost. Start at 25 and compounding does the heavy lifting; wait until 35 and you’ll need to invest roughly twice as much for a similar outcome.

You don’t need perfect timing — you need consistent time in the market.

Final Word: Discipline Beats Panic

Wealth isn’t luck. It’s patience, discipline and staying the course when fear is loudest. Holding through crashes turned fear into fortune — and it can for you, too.

Ready to start? Begin with a simple index fund and automate your monthly contribution. Watch the Full Video

Up Next: The Beginner’s 3-Step Guide to Investing

Open the right account (UK: Stocks & Shares ISA; US: Roth IRA), fund it, and automate a monthly buy into an index fund. Simple, repeatable, powerful.

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Investing for Beginners – How I Make Millions from Stocks (Full Guide)

A simple, disciplined approach to long-term investing: stay invested through crashes, automate monthly buys, and let compounding do the heavy lifting.

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What you’ll learn: how to start investing the simple way—open the right account (UK: Stocks & Shares ISA; US: Roth IRA), automate monthly deposits, and use low-cost index funds like the S&P 500. No hype, no day-trading—just patience and compounding.

  • Stay invested through crashes. Black Monday, dot-com, 2008, 2020—history rewards patience.
  • Automate contributions. Set monthly buys to harness compounding.
  • Diversify with index funds. One click gives exposure to hundreds of market leaders.
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