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by thescriptkiddie 2818 days ago
> A stock can go to zero...even foreclosed homes have some value.

It's possible for a foreclosed home to have negative value, because the unpaid property tax bill is more than the value of the property. On the other hand, a total stock market index fund like VTSAX can only go to zero it something catastrophic happened.