Slowness brings mindfulness. It gives one an opportunity to take a step back, reflect, review and reorient as needed. Good things take time after all.
Reflections
If you pay attention to financial media, you’re likely to hear quite a bit about September being the worst month for investors. While this is indeed borne out by the data, seasonality is a fickle guide.
There is the idea that energy is destiny. If this is true, the major countries of North America each have circumstances to contemplate when considering their future energy needs.
The foreign exchange (FX) market trades around the world, around the clock and without a central trading venue. Yet FX liquidity tends to aggregate at a particular time in a single place—the end of the London trading day.
Like today’s advanced garage with a complete set of diagnostic tools that analyze a car’s function, investors need an extremely comprehensive approach when considering where to put money.
Journeys are always learning experiences that enrich you. You are bound to find something, even if it isn’t what you went looking for.
A remarkable sporting spectacle has finally come to an end. The diversity of play and players on display reminded the world that investing in the right things does pay off.
The climate has changed, in more ways than one. 'Scorcher' has several meanings, and right now all of them seem to be playing out actively in the global arena.
It would seem like existential crises hit nations as much as they tend to hit humans. And they can be rather demotivating, unless one takes stock and channels the condition into positivity and productivity.
With the digitization of financial markets, an investor can choose any strategy, instrument, time horizon, asset class, and leverage amount. But the important thing is to understand yourself, and what you are trying to accomplish.
Hopefully this crisis will resolve soon and everything with be okay, or OK, or KK, or whatever you will. But in the meantime, keep building your investment portfolio with care and discipline.
The spring season brings with it renewed energy and positivity. It's a great time to indulge in comprehensive cleaning on various fronts, including your portfolio.