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It’s the only way to win the game of investing
If you’re an investor, there is no possible way to avoid losing money; this is all part of the investment game. You win some, and you lose some. Sometimes you win big. Sometimes you lose big.
If you approach investing with an emotional mindset, you will get eaten alive and pull out before you can experience your most significant returns.
Investing is not a short game.
It’s a long game.
The longer you keep your money stacked away in a healthy investment pool, the more it will grow and work harder for you on your behalf.
So many people don’t make a lot of progress with their investments that they never invest, and if they do, they pull their money out too soon.
Warren Buffet didn’t become a billionaire overnight. He spent decades after decades saving and investing his money. He became a millionaire at 30 but didn’t become a billionaire until he was 56 years old. He became a millionaire at 30 because he started investing when he was 14 years old. He had already spent a decade and a half investing.
Imagine what your money could do if you invested more time.
Do you think Warren Buffet was an emotional investor? Nope. He stayed steady and consistently invested more money into the market, increasing his net worth.
The Two Types Of Investors
Emotional investors
They become easily swayed by fear, anxiety, trends, hype, economic hardship, pandemics, etc.
If an emotional investor is behind on retirement or their savings plan, they become overwhelmed with regret, self-pity, and paralysis – all preventing them from deciding to buy in to shift their financial outcome.
Stoic investors
Their investment decisions are never emotional. They stay the course through consistent investing.
Whatever happens, they stay in the market because they understand the market is where their money will grow fastest.
When the market goes down, they feel nothing.
When the market goes up, they feel nothing.
No matter how the market performs, they remain committed to the process, which is a long-term strategy.
Approach investing with a stoic mentality to keep you in the game for a long duration, so you can win no matter what. The markets always come back up. The average market performance over the last several decades is ~10%.
Will The Market Go Back Up? I Don’t Know & I Don’t Care. Are You An Emotional Investor?
This content is for informational purposes only — not professional advice. Consult a qualified professional before making any major decisions.