A glum month for investing... need cheering up

MEM62

Workerdrone said:

Anyone have any pearls of wisdom or real life experiences to cheer me up :-)

Yes, stop looking at it. 

[Deleted User]

Workerdrone said:

There is a saying which goes something like "Over the long term markets do go up"

I know we are all investing here for the long term, but even so it's been a bit of a rough 18 months globally. September/October also seem to be traditionally bad months for the markets. Every day is a sea of red on my fund tracker.

Anyone have any pearls of wisdom or real life experiences to cheer me up :-)

18 months, 1 year, YTD have seen high returns. This month we are seeing a tiny pullback. -1.5% in the case of my portfolio.  Its healthy.  Market over exuberance leads to tears.  Part of me is hoping for a deeper pullback to kill some of the froth and meme stock excitement.   

The “tradition” of bad Septembers is just people looking for patterns in something that does not have any. 

Albermarle

This has worked so far of late there's too much red for my liking

Even more today 

Thrugelmir

Deleted_User said:

Workerdrone said:

There is a saying which goes something like "Over the long term markets do go up"

I know we are all investing here for the long term, but even so it's been a bit of a rough 18 months globally. September/October also seem to be traditionally bad months for the markets. Every day is a sea of red on my fund tracker.

Anyone have any pearls of wisdom or real life experiences to cheer me up :-)

The “tradition” of bad Septembers is just people looking for patterns in something that does not have any. 

The summer months are historically quiet in terms of trading volumes. People find other things to do with their time. As autumn approaches. The light and weather changes. Investors catch up with events which may have passed them by. Politics is back in full swing again. Reassessment of portfolios isn't unusual, i.e, selling the non performers. 

Diplodicus

Thrugelmir said:

Deleted_User said:

Workerdrone said:

There is a saying which goes something like "Over the long term markets do go up"

I know we are all investing here for the long term, but even so it's been a bit of a rough 18 months globally. September/October also seem to be traditionally bad months for the markets. Every day is a sea of red on my fund tracker.

Anyone have any pearls of wisdom or real life experiences to cheer me up :-)

The “tradition” of bad Septembers is just people looking for patterns in something that does not have any. 

 As autumn approaches. The light and weather changes. Investors catch up with events which may have passed them by. 

Lol. Thanks for the masterclass.

sevenhills

Workerdrone said:

There is a saying which goes something like "Over the long term markets do go up"

I know we are all investing here for the long term, but even so it's been a bit of a rough 18 months globally. September/October also seem to be traditionally bad months for the markets. Every day is a sea of red on my fund tracker.

Anyone have any pearls of wisdom or real life experiences to cheer me up :-)

Ditch the fund and go for individual shares much more interesting. My Asia Pacific Capital Growth is dead boring, it goes up or down very slowly. I have only had it a month and it has hardly moved.

Where as my 14 shares, one is down around 50%, but I pay more attention to the risers. I have sold 12 this year, profits from £60 to £600 I should really leave them alone.

[Deleted User]

Investing isn’t for entertainment. Boring is good. Cards or roulette are for your “play” money. 

balbs

Workerdrone said:

There is a saying which goes something like "Over the long term markets do go up"

I know we are all investing here for the long term, but even so it's been a bit of a rough 18 months globally. September/October also seem to be traditionally bad months for the markets. Every day is a sea of red on my fund tracker.

Anyone have any pearls of wisdom or real life experiences to cheer me up :-)

Number a mixture of funds 1-20-  grab a dartboard, have ten throws, note down the numbers. buy those funds... look once a month - SIPP up 48% in five years.... and remember - if professional investment advisers were that good why would they bother coming round your house on a wet November night?

Dh6

You sound to me like you could be investing above your risk profile. No offence intended but maybe a re-evaluation of your portfolio may be in order? DH

interminal5

Opinion not advice: Pick some passive/tracker funds that cover a  spectrum of your choice e.g. UK FTSE 100, S&P 500. Etc. Loads of providers inc Vanguard, Invesco, ishares.

Personally I avoid China because of Evergrande concerns.

Lastly develop a liking for Imperial Stout. Cheers!