23 Jun Five charts on investing to keep in mind in uncertain times like now
Key Points
- The US intervention in the war with Iran has substantially increased the risk of disruption to global oil supplies and a deeper impact on share markets.
- But predicting how this will all unfold is hard. The key is to stay focussed on the basic principles of successful investing.
- These five charts focus on principles of investing critical in times like now: the power of compound interest; don’t get blown off by the cycle; the roller coaster of investor emotion; the wall of worry; and market timing is hard.