Should you be worried during significant market falls?
Category: Investments & markets & Uncategorized
A recent Standard Life article suggests that in simple terms, you probably shouldnât be worried about recent market falls. Most of us are investing over the long term, and significant market falls happen periodically. Generally, the wrong thing to do when markets fall by a reasonable margin is to panic and sell out of the market â this just locks in a loss. The right thing to do is remember why youâre invested in the first place and make sure that rationale hasnât changed.
