Fear Of Investing 1
I’m Miriam Neff, and I’m Valerie Neff Hogan, with Wise Women Managing Money.
M I was dismayed recently to discover that someone I care about is looking at a financial future without enough resources. With the stock market crash in 2008 their portfolio was halved. In fear they withdrew to a money market. No portfolio growth.
V Investments in equities, whether stocks have risks and volatility. Yet historically the markets have grown year over year, with down years offset by growth years. A good financial advisor can point you to more conservative options that still grow.
M The parable of the talents in Matthew 25 encourages us to multiply what we have. Fear of loss yielding no return is not rewarded.
