Everyone Has Lost Money In This Economic Downturn
Anybody who has lost money this last year in the stock market may be unsettled. This has been a tough couple of years where almost everyone has come out a loser. The stock market is a place where anybody can look like a fool when it is going down and look like a hero when all stocks are going up.
At times like these it is hard to buy back into the market because of fear but we all know that at some point we need to get back in. Choosing that reentry point is what will ultimately separate the winners from the losers. The people who have the nerve to get back in when prices are low are the ones that will ultimately come out winners.
Averaging down your better holdings is a good thing to do but it can be quite scary too. This is especially so in a market that is in an extended free fall. So, at this time we are really no closer to knowing whether right now is the right time to average down. It seemed a while ago that the stock market had taken a big fall and it might have been the right time to average down some of your better stocks. But then the market continued to fall even further so it would have not worked out if you had invested more.
Although you may want to average down some of the stocks you own, it is important to get some much needed stock diversification as well. Any stock market expert will stress the importance of spreading out your risk between stocks and not putting too much in one stock or a group of stocks. When you put most of your money in one stock or one sector, it is more like gambling in that you are betting everything on one area. Good stock market investing entails figuring out a good variety of stocks that all have an above average chance of going up.
If this terrible market environment we have had now though, even those who were properly diversified have lost. Nothing can protect you from losing when the market goes down as much as it has and that is something you must be aware of and accept. Investing in stocks is risky and you should never invest money that you cannot afford to lose. Shortly though, it will be time to get back in the market and those that have strong stomachs will be the ones who stand to profit. - 23210
At times like these it is hard to buy back into the market because of fear but we all know that at some point we need to get back in. Choosing that reentry point is what will ultimately separate the winners from the losers. The people who have the nerve to get back in when prices are low are the ones that will ultimately come out winners.
Averaging down your better holdings is a good thing to do but it can be quite scary too. This is especially so in a market that is in an extended free fall. So, at this time we are really no closer to knowing whether right now is the right time to average down. It seemed a while ago that the stock market had taken a big fall and it might have been the right time to average down some of your better stocks. But then the market continued to fall even further so it would have not worked out if you had invested more.
Although you may want to average down some of the stocks you own, it is important to get some much needed stock diversification as well. Any stock market expert will stress the importance of spreading out your risk between stocks and not putting too much in one stock or a group of stocks. When you put most of your money in one stock or one sector, it is more like gambling in that you are betting everything on one area. Good stock market investing entails figuring out a good variety of stocks that all have an above average chance of going up.
If this terrible market environment we have had now though, even those who were properly diversified have lost. Nothing can protect you from losing when the market goes down as much as it has and that is something you must be aware of and accept. Investing in stocks is risky and you should never invest money that you cannot afford to lose. Shortly though, it will be time to get back in the market and those that have strong stomachs will be the ones who stand to profit. - 23210
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