Ken Fisher Explains: How You Should Think About Stock Market Volatility

Описание: Markets go up and markets go down. It’s called volatility, and it’s how much an investment’s returns differ from its long-term averages. With recent bouts of volatility, many investors feel that market turbulence is more pronounced than in the past. In this video, Ken Fisher, investor and founder of Fisher Investments, examines how recent market volatility stacks up against the past.
Part of the reason investors feel volatility is worse now is the recency bias. This is a mistake your brain makes by giving too much weight to recent events. If you’ve seen a number of stories about a lottery winner in your town, you’re more likely to drastically overestimate the chances of winning the lottery. The same applies to investments and volatility. With the media continually reporting on every market move of the day, it can be easy for investors to be overwhelmed with news of volatile markets. But, as Ken explains, other periods in history—the 1930s, for example—have been much more volatile. Ken describes current levels of market volatility as about average from a long-term historical perspective.
If you would like to learn more of Ken Fisher’s and Fisher Investments’ thoughts on the current environment and where markets could go from here, visit us at https://www.fisherinvestments.com/en-us.
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