The 10 Days That Could Delay Your Retirement by a Decade

About this episode

Tim discusses the impact of negative media sentiment on investors and the potential costs of emotional reactions to market news.

Everywhere you look right now the headlines are bleak! Wars, oil shocks, economic uncertainty, and predictions of market crashes. But do those headlines actually predict what markets will do next? In this episode, Tim breaks down the research behind media sentiment, why negative financial news dominates the headlines, and the real cost investors pay when they react emotionally and miss the market’s best days. If you have a question, suggestions, or a topic you would like us ...

People in this episode

Hosts: Tim Ellis, Brodie Haggerty

Topics covered

• retirement
• market sentiment
• financial news
• investing behavior
• emotional reactions

Keywords

• retirement delay
• market crashes
• economic uncertainty
• investor behavior
• media sentiment

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: media

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