volatility

The 3rd quarter has come to an end with no shortage of things for us to talk about (lucky you). All kidding aside, there have been new developments in the markets, new legislation that will affect most investors and in September we celebrated the 10-year anniversary of some events we would probably all like to forget, the financial crisis.

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Volatility is the price we pay for long-term investment gains, that’s no secret. Our behavior on the other hand is usually what determines how much of those long-term gains we capture. Also, to what extent we are emotionally capable of riding this rollercoaster of volatility. While those are pretty obvious statements, what kind of volatility is considered normal?