{"id":1615,"date":"2023-01-11T15:44:59","date_gmt":"2023-01-11T15:44:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.contentdeployment.co.uk\/quilter\/?p=1615"},"modified":"2023-01-12T09:40:05","modified_gmt":"2023-01-12T09:40:05","slug":"learning-to-control-your-investment-emotions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.contentdeployment.co.uk\/quilter\/2023\/01\/11\/learning-to-control-your-investment-emotions\/","title":{"rendered":"Learning to control your investment emotions"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"hd-block hd-block-paragraph\">\n<p><strong>If you\u2019re an investor, it can also be challenging to keep your emotions in check when there\u2019s so much economic and geopolitical noise being reported on a daily basis.<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"hd-block hd-block-paragraph\">\n<p>It\u2019s highly unlikely that Rudyard Kipling was thinking about investments when he penned his famous poem \u2018If\u2019, but his words will resonate with investors. Even for experienced investors, the current investment landscape presents challenges, but those who can keep their head when all about are losing theirs have the best chance of success.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"hd-block hd-block-paragraph\">\n<p>Remember that market volatility is normal and investors who hold a well-diversified, risk-appropriate portfolio and stay focused on their long-term objectives and aspirations are well equipped.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"hd-block hd-block-paragraph\">\n<p><strong>Clarity affords focus<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"hd-block hd-block-paragraph\">\n<p>Although plans may need to be adapted from time to time to take account of changes in individual circumstances or investment goals, having a well-thought-out strategy helps investors deal with unexpected events and remain calm when markets become turbulent. Setting clear goals and developing a corresponding plan to achieve them is fundamental.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"hd-block hd-block-paragraph\">\n<p>While it is easy to say that the nature of investing dictates that the value of investments can fall as well as rise, it is challenging for investors to see the value of their portfolios drop during periods of market weakness. Being confident in your plans, staying the course, maintaining a long-term outlook and avoiding knee-jerk reactions are imperative.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019re an investor, it can also be challenging to keep your emotions in check when there\u2019s so much economic and geopolitical noise being reported on a daily basis.&nbsp; It\u2019s highly unlikely that Rudyard Kipling was thinking about investments when he penned his famous poem \u2018If\u2019, but his words will resonate with investors. Even for [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":1616,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[32,77,78],"tags":[],"hd_content_source":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.contentdeployment.co.uk\/quilter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1615"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.contentdeployment.co.uk\/quilter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.contentdeployment.co.uk\/quilter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.contentdeployment.co.uk\/quilter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.contentdeployment.co.uk\/quilter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1615"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/new.contentdeployment.co.uk\/quilter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1615\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1619,"href":"https:\/\/new.contentdeployment.co.uk\/quilter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1615\/revisions\/1619"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.contentdeployment.co.uk\/quilter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1616"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.contentdeployment.co.uk\/quilter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1615"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.contentdeployment.co.uk\/quilter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1615"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.contentdeployment.co.uk\/quilter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1615"},{"taxonomy":"hd_content_source","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.contentdeployment.co.uk\/quilter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hd_content_source?post=1615"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}