Why Watching Financial News Can Hurt Investors
If you watch enough financial news, you’ll eventually be convinced the market’s about to crash, the dollar’s collapsing, and the world’s ending — again.
The problem is, the media makes money on attention, not accuracy, and much of our news is just political propaganda at this point.
“Everything’s fine” doesn’t get clicks. “Crisis” does.
Don’t try to invest with a remote control in your hand.
The more you watch, the more anxious you get, and the worse your decisions become.
There’s always a reason to be nervous.
If you’d turned off the news in 2008, 2020, or 2022 and just stuck to your plan, you’d have done great.
And honestly, I’m convinced we’re not nearly as divided as it seems. The news makes it look that way because division keeps people watching.
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I have clients all over the map politically, and they’re a lot more similar than they are different.
The market doesn’t care about headlines or politics.
It cares about businesses, productivity, innovation, and time.
Focus on fundamentals, not forecasts — and your portfolio might thank you.
