The Biggest Risk Isn't the Stock Market
The Biggest Risk Isn't the Stock Market. It's Investor Behaviour "The market doesn't destroy wealth nearly as often as our own decisions do." 1. Fear Makes Investors Sell at the Worst Time Markets naturally go through cycles. Corrections and bear markets are not exceptions—they are part of investing. Yet, when markets fall sharply, many investors panic. They stop their SIPs, redeem their investments, and move to cash. Ironically, these decisions often happen just when future returns are becoming more attractive. The investors who create wealth are not those who avoid market declines. They are the ones who remain invested through them. 2. Greed Encourages Buying at High Prices The opposite of fear is equally dangerous. When markets are at all-time highs, news headlines are optimistic, friends are discussing their investment gains, and every social media post talks about easy money. This is often when investors rush in with large investments. Buying simp...