Financial Focus Lessons From Experienced Investors Those who have lived a long time have done a lot, seen a lot and can teach us a lot. And that's certainly true when it comes to investing. Did you chase a "hot" stock only to have found it cooled off before you bought it? Did you buy too many of the same type of investments, only to see your portfolio take a bigger hit during a downturn than it would have if you had diversified? In the Regulate your emotions. In the investment world, investment arena, as in most walks of life, patterns too, benefit from having seen and done things before. young, we sometimes are more inclined to desire instant gratification - we want results now, Translated into the investment world, this could mean we want to see big returns in a short period. However, despite the popular mythology, its quite hard to turn enormous profits on investments overnight or even over weeks or months. But as the years pass, we learn the value of thinking long-term - how investments we made years ago, and have added to steadily, are now yielding results that can help build the resources we Consider some of the lessons you might learn from experienced investors: emerge, and once you learn to recognize them, you there's always some- thing coming at us that could sound scary: political flashpoints, economic news, and even those once-in-a-generation occur-rences, such as the COVID-19 pandemic. But older people can learn from past mistakes. Know yourself. When we reach a certain age, most need to reach our objectives. may take these events in stride; in fact, baby boomers of us know ourselves pretty well. But you don't have and members of the Silent Generation (born between to wait decades to gain this knowledge at least not Don't go it alone. Some of us, when we're young, 1925 and 1945) are coping better emo-tionally with the impacts of COVID-19 than younger age cohorts, according to the 2020 Edward Jones/Age Wave Four Pillars of the New Retirement study. And by keeping control of your emotions, you may be less likely to make moves such as selling quality investments with good fundamentals just because their prices have fallen in the midst of an over-all market decline. when it comes to investing. For example, you should have a tendency to think we have all the answers and quickly gain a good sense of your ability to withstand don't need much help in our endeavors. But age gives risk. How? Just consider how you react when the market declines sharply. If you find yourself losing sleep over your losses - even if they're just on paper - you might be taking on too much risk for your own comfort level. Conversely, if market downturns don't bother you as much as lack of growth in your portfolio, you might be investing too conservatively for your own risk tolerance. us the wisdom to recognize that, although we may have acquired much knowledge over the years, we can still use some help in specialized areas, such as creating a long-term investment strategy. These suggestions are appropriate for anyone - and they can help you on your journey toward your goals. Learn from experience. By definition, the older we get, the more experiences we will have. And most people do indeed learn from experience. Investors, This article was written by Edward Jones for use by your local Edward Jones Financial Advisor. Edward Jones, Member SIPC Take a longer-term perspective. When we're Edward Jones Sean P. Asiala AAMS Edward Jones Michael C. Caley AAMS Edward Jones Pam Covington CFP" AAMS Edward Jones Tod Heisler AAMS Edward Jones Jason Korner CFP Edward Jones Quinn Nofziger Edward Jones Gwen Ruppert Financial Advisor 7329 West Jetterson Bivd Fort Wayne. IN 46804 Financial Advisor Financial Advisor 6525 Constitution Dr. Fort Weyne. IN 404 Financial Advisor 7030 Pointe Invemess Wiy Sute 125 Fort Wayne, IN Ma04 432-3613 Making Sense of Investing Financial Advisor Financial Advisor 14413 inois Rd Ste E Fort Wayne, IN 40814 Financial Advisor 991 Chestnut Hls Parkway Fort Wayne, IN 48814 7525 West Jetterson Bivd. Fort Wayne. IN 804 414 S. Scott Rd. Fort Wayne. IN 46814 432-0304 625-5700 Making Sense of Investing 478-8038 Making Sense of Investing 444-3134 Making Sense of Investing 399-5853 Making Sense of Investing 625-3524 Making Sense of Investing Making Sense of Investing Financial Focus Lessons From Experienced Investors Those who have lived a long time have done a lot, seen a lot and can teach us a lot. And that's certainly true when it comes to investing. Did you chase a "hot" stock only to have found it cooled off before you bought it? Did you buy too many of the same type of investments, only to see your portfolio take a bigger hit during a downturn than it would have if you had diversified? In the Regulate your emotions. In the investment world, investment arena, as in most walks of life, patterns too, benefit from having seen and done things before. young, we sometimes are more inclined to desire instant gratification - we want results now, Translated into the investment world, this could mean we want to see big returns in a short period. However, despite the popular mythology, its quite hard to turn enormous profits on investments overnight or even over weeks or months. But as the years pass, we learn the value of thinking long-term - how investments we made years ago, and have added to steadily, are now yielding results that can help build the resources we Consider some of the lessons you might learn from experienced investors: emerge, and once you learn to recognize them, you there's always some- thing coming at us that could sound scary: political flashpoints, economic news, and even those once-in-a-generation occur-rences, such as the COVID-19 pandemic. But older people can learn from past mistakes. Know yourself. When we reach a certain age, most need to reach our objectives. may take these events in stride; in fact, baby boomers of us know ourselves pretty well. But you don't have and members of the Silent Generation (born between to wait decades to gain this knowledge at least not Don't go it alone. Some of us, when we're young, 1925 and 1945) are coping better emo-tionally with the impacts of COVID-19 than younger age cohorts, according to the 2020 Edward Jones/Age Wave Four Pillars of the New Retirement study. And by keeping control of your emotions, you may be less likely to make moves such as selling quality investments with good fundamentals just because their prices have fallen in the midst of an over-all market decline. when it comes to investing. For example, you should have a tendency to think we have all the answers and quickly gain a good sense of your ability to withstand don't need much help in our endeavors. But age gives risk. How? Just consider how you react when the market declines sharply. If you find yourself losing sleep over your losses - even if they're just on paper - you might be taking on too much risk for your own comfort level. Conversely, if market downturns don't bother you as much as lack of growth in your portfolio, you might be investing too conservatively for your own risk tolerance. us the wisdom to recognize that, although we may have acquired much knowledge over the years, we can still use some help in specialized areas, such as creating a long-term investment strategy. These suggestions are appropriate for anyone - and they can help you on your journey toward your goals. Learn from experience. By definition, the older we get, the more experiences we will have. And most people do indeed learn from experience. Investors, This article was written by Edward Jones for use by your local Edward Jones Financial Advisor. Edward Jones, Member SIPC Take a longer-term perspective. When we're Edward Jones Sean P. Asiala AAMS Edward Jones Michael C. Caley AAMS Edward Jones Pam Covington CFP" AAMS Edward Jones Tod Heisler AAMS Edward Jones Jason Korner CFP Edward Jones Quinn Nofziger Edward Jones Gwen Ruppert Financial Advisor 7329 West Jetterson Bivd Fort Wayne. IN 46804 Financial Advisor Financial Advisor 6525 Constitution Dr. Fort Weyne. IN 404 Financial Advisor 7030 Pointe Invemess Wiy Sute 125 Fort Wayne, IN Ma04 432-3613 Making Sense of Investing Financial Advisor Financial Advisor 14413 inois Rd Ste E Fort Wayne, IN 40814 Financial Advisor 991 Chestnut Hls Parkway Fort Wayne, IN 48814 7525 West Jetterson Bivd. Fort Wayne. IN 804 414 S. Scott Rd. Fort Wayne. IN 46814 432-0304 625-5700 Making Sense of Investing 478-8038 Making Sense of Investing 444-3134 Making Sense of Investing 399-5853 Making Sense of Investing 625-3524 Making Sense of Investing Making Sense of Investing