# Monte Carlo Simulation - What Time Frame?

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**Created:** [December 15, 2021, 8:00pm UTC](https://forums.collective2.com/t/monte-carlo-simulation-what-time-frame/15289 "2021-12-15T20:00:31Z")\
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For the risk of ruin, over what time frame is that speculating?

1 year? 2 years? 30 years?

Does it take into account potential black swan events like the 2008 crash?