According to @EricBalchunas, many new buy-and-hold Vanguard investors were effectively "born" on Friday, with long-run return expectations framed at only 8–10% per year that compound over time, emphasizing a lower-stress, passive approach to equity exposure (source: Eric Balchunas on X, Oct 12, 2025). No cryptocurrencies were referenced in the post, indicating the comment targets traditional index investors rather than crypto markets (source: Eric Balchunas on X, Oct 12, 2025).