Synopsis
Here’s an exercise for investors who entered the markets post-March 2020 (or, even post-2014): Google search (or ask ChatGPT) to list events in the last 25 years that had a negative impact on the economy and corporate sector. It will throw up a list of some 18 events divided into different categories (from global and local events, to scams, to corporate bankruptcies). Literally, more than one every second year. Yet, probably the best wealth creation has also happened in the last 25 years. So, events will happen, noise will be made, solutions will be found. But wealth will continue to be generated. The bottom line: Buy a good quality stock and hold on to it.
In August 2024, what was the most difficult decision to make in the stock market? The decision to sell. In February 2025, it was just the reverse. But, between these two dates, there was an even more tough decision to make. And that was: Which stock to hold on to despite all that was being heard on the street. While it might appear to be easy, very few in the market have the ability to hold onto a stock by ignoring the euphoria or fear on the
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