DEO - How To Build A Strategy To Handle The Ups And Downs Of Market Volatility
The stock market sell-off late last year was a reminder of how quickly a spell of bearish sentiment can start feeling like a full-blown rout. Go-go growth stocks were pegged back, fast momentum plays were pummelled and even high quality firms saw their prices tumble.
Seasoned investors rightly say that short-term pain is the price you pay for owning an asset class (equities) that outperforms over the long run. If you can live with periods of fear (of a permanent loss), then stocks offer the best long-term returns.
But not everything in the stock market