What To Do About Volatility In Your Portfolio
- Sep 8, 2015
- 1 min read
When you open your August investment statements you may be a bit surprised. Year to date the market is down over -6%, with most of the decline hitting us mid August.
Although we haven't experienced ups and downs like this in a while, these market fluctuations are completely normal! They're actually a requirement of achieving a competitive long term average return.
The following video addresses the main mistakes investors make during times of market turbulence as well as how to achieve achieve the best return possible. I also discuss a few reasons why some of the recession fears are probably overblown.
Click the image below to watch.
The blog I quoted in the video is found on Blackrock's site. Click HERE to read Russ Koesterich's full summary.
The historical market highs and lows are from a recent Dimensional Fund Advisors blog, The Patience Principle.
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