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7 Volatility is Your Friend
• Markets fluctuate & short-term volatility allows patient investors the potential to
earn a great long-term growth return.
• Volatility is ever-present but long-term investors should not mistake daily
fluctuations with long-term market performance.
• Volatility can be beneficial, if you’re prepared for unique opportunities.
STOCK PRICE STOCK PRICE
Last 10 Weeks Last 10 Years
$75 $70
$60
$70 $50
$65 $40
$60 $30
$20
$55 $10
$50 $0
2/2020 3/2020 4/2020 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
8 Look Beyond Headlines
• Financial news is not your friend; headlines lack accountability or personalization
• Forecasts are foolish and the media would love to infuse the emotions of fear or
greed into every potential news watcher
• As humans, we tend to give more weight to negative news than we do positive news.
Actual Growth Actual Growth
03/09 - 12/19 1/1999 - 12/2000
+336% -104%
