It is within this volatility that opportunities are found. It is also times like these that cause turmoil for families that cannot accept the patience necessary for investing. Our last column discussed historical data that can serve to educate so that an investor may make informed decisions.
Market volatility is a condition equity investors, particularly, learn to live with over time.
It is within this volatility that opportunities are found. It is also times like these that cause turmoil for families that cannot accept the patience necessary for investing. Our last column discussed historical data that can serve to educate so that an investor may make informed decisions. We discussed long-term investing and the variability of returns in the different indexes from 1990 to 2000. Because no one can successfully and continually second-guess the direction of the market, diversification should be at the core of every portfolio.