Posted by on Feb 12, 2018 in Articles & Advice, Blog, Columns, Featured |

Image Credit: Jean Bourdichon, detail from the Grandes Heures d’Anne de Bretagne (ca. 1505-1510), Bibliotheque Nationale de France

 

By Jason Zweig | Feb. 9, 2018 12:00 pm ET

 

To paraphrase the boxer Mike Tyson, investors always have a plan until the market punches them in the face.

After U.S. stocks dropped roughly 10% in ten trading days, it’s more important than ever for individuals to understand what it means, and what it takes, to be a long-term investor….

 

To read the rest of the column: 

The Wall Street Journalhttp://on.wsj.com/2BjVsyM

 

 

 

 

 

 

For further reading:

Books:

Jason Zweig, Your Money and Your Brain

Jason Zweig, The Devil’s Financial Dictionary

Benjamin Graham, The Intelligent Investor

Benjamin Graham and David L. Dodd, Security Analysis

 

Articles:

I Don’t Know, and I Don’t Care

How to Handle a Market Gone Mad

You’re Not as Good an Investor as You Think You Are

Giving Yourself an Investing Makeover

A Rediscovered Masterpiece by Benjamin Graham

A (Long) Chat with Peter L. Bernstein