Does market volatility scare you?

[arunima25]

The situation in the market across the globe is not good, it seems to be crashing and falling down everywhere. Are you the ones who invest in market? Are you scared by such kind of steep down fall and volatility? Or Do you see something positive out of this and do not fear that your money will be lost?
Feel free to share your thoughts. Do you have suggestions for people who have invested in market and are scared of it in the present scenario?

 

[Nomad]

No, I mostly invest for a long term goal so ultimately I will be making money. I see opportunities in market volatility.

 

[Trush Jodie]

I don't involve much in markets that are very volatile. I prefer to stick with lesser volatile markets like gold.

 

[arunima25]

@Nomad . You have a very valid point. My husband holds the same opinion. He has long term investments and he feels that eventually it will yield profit.
@Trush Jodie . Even I don't have a very good risk appetite when it comes to investment. While my husband invests in investments involving risk, I try to stay with the traditional slow ways of growing money through fixed deposits and investments in gold etc. This way the overall portfolio stays diversified.

 

[Min George]

Market volatility is a big deal to me. What I do is that I just gamble little money with volatile markets. But my real investments are in less volatile markets.

 

[arunima25]

Market volatility is a big deal to me. What I do is that I just gamble little money with volatile markets. But my real investments are in less volatile markets.

That is a very wise thing to do. The returns might not be great in a safe traditional way of investment but there is a peace of mind that the money will eventually grow and add up..One should always keep a diversified investment portfolio and your involvement in volatile market depends on your financial capacity and risk appetite. If you need money in short term and can't afford to loose it, stay away from the volatile market.

 

[Springtime]

I also invest on a long-term basis. So short-term volatility will not bother me.

 

[Suba]

Why should we be scared by market volatility, instead we should be able to take advantage of market volatility to make profits in the short term or long term, even many traders prefer to choose instruments that have high volatility.