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Itโ€™s been quite the week, wouldnโ€™t you say? Speculators (I will not call them investors) are wondering whatโ€™s happening to their money, staring at their screens, thinking, โ€œHow could this happen to me?โ€

When they call their broker (not a fiduciary), they ask questions like โ€œBob, how are we doing?โ€

โ€œWe?โ€

I spit out my coffee when I hear, โ€œHow are we doing?โ€ Since when did this become โ€œwe?โ€, poor Bob wonders.

All is good when stocks go up, but when they go down? Someoneโ€™s to blame, right?

When I walk into my office on a tree-lined street, not a passerby knows what goes on inside. Itโ€™s nice. Itโ€™s nice walking into a quiet office where one can concentrate and not be interrupted by the fire hydrant of information distracting everyone else all day long.

My phone doesnโ€™t ring unless a customer is calling me back. We smile at the chaos others are dealing with. We set our course months or years before and arenโ€™t jumping in and out of positions. We developed a plan thatโ€™s right for youโ€”not anyone else.

Action Line: Big price moves (opinions) are part of investing. If you arenโ€™t comfortable, then letโ€™s talk. Iโ€™m serious. Your peace of mind and comfort are worth too much.

Originally posted on Your Survival Guy.