Markets and Mindfulness |
Monday Mar 23 2009
By Jim Selman | Bio
Sandra, my financial advisor and friend, and I were talking about the ‘meltdown’ the other day. I was asking how my retirement investments were doing and she shared that I probably don’t want to know. She is a believer that markets go up and down and, over the long-haul, reasonably conservative investing will pay off. Historically this may be true, but somehow knowing that doesn’t help when you are afraid of ‘losing’ your life’s savings or having to live off your friends and children when you are old. Sandra’s advice was to relax and don’t read the newspapers. I think she is right. When I think about it,[Read More]
Written by eldering at The Great Turning
Tagged with: economic_meltdown fear investments reality relationship
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