How Should Investors Deal With COVID?

By David Feinman

The Covid-19 Coronavirus is a dangerous global health threat that we must face with courage and compassion. Although the total human and financial cost of the epidemic is unknowable, as investors, our job is to remain calm and disciplined in the face of rising market volatility. With history as our guide, we can stay focused on the long term benefits of remaining invested, despite the inevitable periodic episodes of heightened volatility and panic selling. The charts below remind us that in the past, reactive markets have recovered. We are mindful that the proliferation of Covid-19 is an urgent public health issue with negative consequences for the world economy. But we remain true to our investment philosophy: Over time, capital markets have rewarded patient and disciplined investors with performance that compensates them for the risks.

— David Feinman

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