The stock market (^GSPC, ^IXIC, ^DJI) experienced significant volatility this week, largely driven by shifting tariff policies and economic data. A key market fear indicator, the CBOE Volatility Index (^VIX), recently hit its highest level of the year.
Dimensional Fund Advisors co-founder and chairman David Booth joins Catalysts hosts Seana Smith, Madison Mills, and Yahoo Finance Executive Editor Brian Sozzi to share his perspective on handling market uncertainty.
“I think if you’re talking about investing in stocks at all, you’ve got to continue to focus on the long term. Trying to time short-term movements is pretty difficult,” he says. “We counsel our clients and our advisors to focus on the long haul and educate people more and more about how markets work.”
Booth also stresses how investment education can work to reduce investor anxieties: “The more people understand about how markets work, the less anxious they get in times like this, and the better able they’re able to stay for the long haul.”
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This post was written by Josh Lynch
