I’ll admit it’s a stretch for investors to find something positive from the past 18 months or so. But perhaps one plus is that a number of investing beliefs are under examination, and that many of us are reconsidering our beliefs about the risks that are always present in investing. (Of course, there also are risks involved in NOT investing, but that’s a topic for another day.)
Young journalists are advised: “If your mother says she loves you, check it out.” A bit of investigation and a dash of skepticism are in order for investors too, whether applied to long-held tenets of investing or when seeking to debunk conventional wisdom. The important thing is to put some thought into your investment approach.