How to get through this Market Turmoil

Seeing losses are painful.  And these past few days the market is putting a scare in all investors.  So how can you get through to the other side?

- Keep the faith in your plan.  Updates to the results of your financial plan as we go through volatility can lead to comfort in seeing the long-term results of your plan, where these types of market episodes have already been factored in.

- Believe that past recovery statistics can also come into play this time.  Covid 2020 happened in a similar fashion. The decline was large and it lasted about a month.  The recovery to previous high levels occurred about 6 months later.  Even if the recovery were to take longer, it’s best to wait it out, and stay invested.

- Don’t sell at the bottom.  From an Advisor experience in many past declines, the point at which you can’t take it anymore is usually the worst time to ‘throw in the towel’.  

Look for an email soon from Brian to help put things in perspective as well.

When you account for market levels of the past, we have just moved below our latest targeted level on the Dow around 39k. Longer-term levels have proven to show that 36k, or another 10 percent lower is possible.  But in cases such as this, the recovery is often swift and it becomes even more important to stay invested.  

Hang in there.  Just keep swimming.  Keep the Faith.  We are here to help.  You can expect to hear from us along the way and as we see fit we will continue to make adjustments to your portfolio allocation.

Author: Steve Economopoulos

Published: 4/7/2025

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