5 steps to deal with market volatility
By Kirsten Hastings, 7 Feb 18
With low volatility having been the norm for nearly three years, the sharp drop experienced by global markets earlier this week awakened some fight or flight responses. AJ Bell offers five lessons to help investors cope with market volatility.
“Investing is not about timing the market,” Mould cautioned.
“It is about turning time into money, through the patient harvesting and reinvestment of dividends, which are themselves the result of having identified companies with strong competitive positions, pricing power, good margins, competent management, sound balance sheets and strong cash flow.
“And the benefits of compounding dividends take a decade and more to really emerge.”
Tags: AJ Bell | Investment Strategy | Volatility
