Keeping Calm During Market Volatility
Key Takeaways
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The one certainty of investing is that your portfolio will experience volatility.
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Volatility can often lead to irrational decisions, such as exiting markets prematurely. Evidence shows that market timing is a poor investment strategy.
- For long-term equity investors, the most powerful factor is time. An investor’s time horizon is directly correlated with the likelihood that his or her portfolio will experience a positive return.
