14 Jul Five ways to turn down the noise and stay focused as an investor
Key Points:
- A surge in financial information and opinion along with our natural inclination to focus on bad news is arguably making us worse investors: more fearful & short term.
- Five ways to help manage the noise and stay focused as investors are: put the latest worry list in context;
recognise that shares return more than cash in the long term because they can lose money in the short term;
find a process to help filter noise; make a conscious effort not to check your investments so much; and look
for opportunities that investor worries throw up.
