We are two weeks into a brand new year—did you make any new year’s resolutions? Many of us resolve to do better with our money in a new year. It’s a powerful resolution, as taking control of our spending, saving, and investing can have positive effects on every part of your life.

 

Taking control of your portfolio can help you handle the one thing that has followed us into 2019—volatility. Reasonably, you might be concerned about what to do in the face of market ups and downs. The answer—nothing. We cannot control volatility, only our own mindset and reaction. History has proven that long-term investors have little to fear of volatility, and the calmer you stay, the better your long-term results are likely to be.

I can help you evaluate what your goals are for 2019 and beyond; and devise a smart, measurable strategy for keeping you on target. Let’s work together to make 2019 a great year.

 

Please feel free to share these articles with your family and friends. They are excellent conversation starters.

 

This week’s articles are the following:

 

·      Article 1: What Should You Do About a Falling Stock Market? Nothing

 

·      Article 2: Among the Growing Risks Investors Are Assessing: Their Own Fear

 

·      Article 3: Eliminate These 5 Money Mistakes In 2019

 

·      Article 4: 100 Ways to Make an Extra $1,000 in 2019

 

·      Article 5: The financial resolutions that will doom you to failure in 2019

 

·      Article 6: What To Focus On (Other Than the Stock Market) During 2019

 

This is Matthew Greiner.

 

We are going to close out with a quote from the Dalai Lama, he said,

“Calm mind brings inner strength and self-confidence, so that's very important for good health.”

 

Wise words for personal health and applicable for financial health.

 

From all of us here at the Greiner Group

 

“Have a good weekend!”