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In the weeks after the crash, news outlets blazed with headlines like: “Mean Street: Crash — The Machines Are in Control Now” and “Was Last Week’s Market Crash a Direct Attack By Financial Terrorists?”2 Fear mongering by talking heads led many investors to worry that they were outclassed by big traders. A London-based trader was indicted last month for contributing to the 2010 crash by placing fraudulent orders that helped spark the selloff.3 Fortunately, the flash crash was a miniscule blip on the market radar and ended up having very little effect on most investors.
Despite panics and flash crashes, financial markets are still functioning. You’ll always find someone to tell you that the sky is falling and markets won’t recover from some event. Though the past can’t predict the future, U.S. markets have survived panics, crashes, bubbles, and crises and risen again.
Today’s markets are volatile and unpredictable. Smart investors don’t worry too much about what markets are doing this week, this month, or even this year. Instead, they focus on their own financial goals and create strategies that can withstand challenging market environments.
Flash crashes (or some other minor event) could happen again. Today’s markets are flooded by orders generated by sophisticated trading programs and institutional investors. Though Congress acted swiftly to institute “circuit breakers” that pause trading in stocks that experience a violent swing, it’s possible that another confluence of events or intermarket feedback loop could cause a similar problem in the future.4 Since we can’t predict these “black swan” events, all we can do is build prudent strategies and carefully manage risk.
Things aren’t always as bad as the media makes them out to be. The media makes money on eyeballs and shocking headlines. It’s absolutely critical to both your portfolio and your mental health that you learn to tune out the noise and focus on fundamentals. One of the greatest advantages of working with financial professionals is that we keep an eye on economic and market events for you. We are also trained to take emotion out of the equation and make rational decisions in the face of market movements.
If you’re ever worried about where markets are going or have questions about how events affect your financial picture, please reach out to us. While we can’t predict markets, we are always available to offer reassurance and answer questions.
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