March 17th 2009 archive

Making the right move

By Ellen Rinaldi on March 17, 2009 1:00 pm

You’ve heard it before: Stay the course. Don’t sell when your assets are valued at the lowest point.

Is this “do nothing” message always correct? Could it lull you into making a bad decision?

The idea of not making any market moves is based on the assumption that before the bear market started and the recession kicked in, you were rational and had put together a balanced portfolio—diversifying your risks and reflecting your risk tolerance.

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