Lessons All Must Learn from History, else You might Get BurntBy 1M65 • August 9, 2026Gold took 28 years to recover its 1980 peak — and 45 years in real terms. The S&P 500 has done this twice. The Nasdaq took 15 years after the dot-com crash. Every asset has its lost decade — the difference is how you survive it. This is education, not financial advice — always do your own research.