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So this past week had another round of tariff headlines. Another “market panic.” Another chance to separate emotion from opportunity. Another chance to follow the classic investing wisdom, "Buy low, sell high".

If you’ve been watching the news, you might think the sky is falling or has fallen already lol. But let me give you a little truth bomb:

Tariffs are rarely about economics—they’re about emotion.

They’re often used to create fear, shake investor confidence, and drive headlines. To make you fearful and take fearful actions. (Global success on that eh? Well done Trump!). But here's the thing: the long-term fundamentals of the market don't change just because of a temporary political move.

What does change?

Sentiment aka 'Feeling' or 'Emotion.' Also known as, how the market feeeeels about the market. And that’s what causes short-term sell-offs.

My dad was right when he told me "The stock market is legalized gambling." And gambling is based on emotion, for most people. (See dad, I was paying attention!) And another mentor of mine told me, "It doesn't matter what the price of a stock is or how a company is performing, just how people feel about the stock or the company."

Sounds totally crazy, but this is easily evidenced by how a company can have incredible performance one year or quarter, but still have significant drops in price.

But back to what's happening right now...

For investors who are paying attention, these dips are golden opportunities to do what the greats always do: Buy low. Sell high.

This is the time to stay focused on your investment plan, and not be fearful.

Instead be confident in your long term vision and strategy. It pays to hold long term.

If you're in a long term plan, then you're fine right now. This is par for the course. Buy more if you can. These are required 'sell-offs' to make the market bounce again and go even higher for the rest of the year. If your investments are short term focused, then you've probably had a jolt of worry or fear here or there. But hopefully, you've held on to your gains, stocks, or crypto regardless.

More education and fundamentals on this in the next email...

If you’re tired of reacting to headlines, desire to master yourself and your emotions and want to build long-term wealth with confidence, then let’s talk. You can book a time to connect with me here. I've got some exciting things to share with you to help you become financially indestructible.

Thanks for reading,

Michael