Stock Investors: You Have Nothing to Fear but Fear Itself – Ep 5

The market is not your friend. Its up and down swings cause many an emotional investor to buy high and sell low. Listen to Vitaliy explain how you can avoid irrational investing and what rational investing should look like. This article was originally...

The market is not your friend. Its up and down swings cause many an emotional investor to buy high and sell low. Listen to Vitaliy explain how you can avoid irrational investing and what rational investing should look like.

This article was originally published in Fortune Magazine. You can read it online at: https://contrarianedge.com/stock-investors-you-have-nothing-to-fear-but-fear-itself/

To learn more about the value investing principles that lie at the core of Vitaliy’s articles on investing, check out the first episode of this podcast, The 6 Commandments of Value Investing.

Vitaliy’s investment firm, IMA, uses these value investing principles to create low-risk, long-term oriented portfolios. To learn more about their investment process and one-of-a-kind client experience, visit imausa.com.

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