“I’ve been saying this since the 2009 Financial Crisis, and I’ll say it again today:
Turn off the news.
Back then, I was glued to the financial media. I’d watch the major networks, read the papers, soak up the headlines. I thought I was doing my job as an investment manager by being informed.
But all anyone did on TV was scream at each other. The newspapers were filled with terrifying headlines designed to make you panic — and usually trick you into doing something stupid with your money.
So I stopped.
I stopped letting the fear machine into my head. I stopped investing based on other people’s emotions. I decided to let the market tell me what was happening — not the suits on TV or the clickbait headlines.
Fast forward to today. I’m seeing people on social media flipping out about geopolitical developments, bombs dropping, oil surging, and the stock market “about to crash.”
The U.S. dropped some bombs this weekend and the fear juices are flowing.
I get it. The world feels shaky sometimes.
But when those feelings rise up, I take a breath… and I go look at the charts.
Because here’s the truth: the market is the news.
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