Watch the forest.
Yes, we all want our portfolios and holdings to reach ATHs and go to the
moon 🚀; nevertheless, a more valuable lesson is to be discovered from
recent events…patience.
As a 32 yr millennial, I understood what was happening during the 2008
Subprime Mortgage Crisis, the 2011 Black Monday, and finally, the 2020
Coronavirus Crash; however, there was one significant difference in
comparison to the recent market crash; I had no skin in the game.
After creating my portfolio and enjoying many ATHs from a bull market,
2022 came around, following the first emotions; fear and panic. I decided
to take a step back and re-analyzed my investment strategy and since we
are here for the long run, I chose to focus on the forest instead of a single tree.
This bear market shall pass and with patience and discipline; better days
will come. As Mr. Buffets says: “the stock market is a device which
transfers money from the impatient to the patient.”
Jorge Gallindo