Long-term perspective, discipline and patience are the most important ingredients of portfolio success. But emotional, short-term behaviors like panic selling at lows and elated buying at highs can have detrimental long-term consequences, including dramatic portfolio underperformance. Consider the daily returns of the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) from 1991 to 2015. A $1,000 investment over that period would grow, assuming dividend reinvestment, to $12,016. But if you were out of the market on the 10 best days, your $1,000 investment
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Why Uncertainty Might Just Be an Investor’s Best Friend
With many stock market indices at all-time highs, Washington awash in political turmoil and unsettling news around the globe, many investors may be unsure what to do next. And we believe that is a good thing. As investors, we’d love to be able to invest in a “sure thing.” We’d much prefer not having to worry about our portfolio and whether we’ll have enough for a comfortable retirement. However, one of the most important factors that may work in
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