There have been many shocks to financial markets - few of which can be seen in advance.
Those which looked obvious, as obvious as a tornado with cows and picnic tables spinning in it, passed with the loss of a daffodil head. What is an investor to do when faced with a potential financial crisis, upcoming war, or inflation risk?
Each knee jerk reaction can have you jumping from one queue in the bank to another only to be the last person in the bank when they close for lunch. Let’s look at why we invest first and then answer the bigger question above.