Boy, what a crazy week for the entire stock market this Christmas [2018]. If you were paying attention… I heard the news and rushed to see my investments falling in $ value. But I left them alone (mostly 70/30 index funds), and continued to watch them fall. Even the investment portion of my Health Savings Account (HSA) was down over a thousand dollars meaning I had less than what I had initially invested. Not good at all!
But then I remembered my investment philosophy. I am betting on and investing in the whole market and whether inflation, growth, recession, war, or whatever happens, the value of the market full of small, medium, and large cap companies will be there. Consumers, businesses, and governments will always need employers and suppliers of both raw materials and finished goods. My investments are slowly increasing in value again, but I would not be surprised we see another drop. But just like the second half the week, I won’t pay much attention. I will just keep purchasing more within my 401k and other investments vehicles.
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