The media never seems to run out of things to worry us about. We are constantly inundated with nightmare scenarios that are also potential market disruptors; from “What if we go into a trade war?”, (or an actual war), to “What if President Trump’s foreign policies create a global melt-down?”
To that, we would respond, “What if… Not?” That’s right, what happens if none of these things happen? To be sure, there are a large number of scary awful things that could befall us. But what happens when the world collectively comes to the conclusion that it’s once again safe to aggressively invest in the businesses of North American and abroad?
This is more than just a philosophical question. Suffering through a period when the value of your investments gets marked down because of some calamity is certainly unpleasant. And if there’s little prospect of better times ahead, staying cautious is the better course.
