Don't Let Today's Headlines Wreck Your Retirement

About this episode

Ed Rempel discusses how to navigate retirement planning amidst current geopolitical and market uncertainties.

Gas prices are up from about $1.30/litre to $1.75/litre across Canada this year. There is conflict in Iran. Markets are reacting to geopolitical uncertainty once again. So what should investors actually do during times like this? Should you move more conservative? Or is reacting emotionally what hurts investors most? In my latest video, podcast episode and blog post you'll learn: If you go conservative, when do you buy back in? Does politics affect the markets much? When will a year not be an "uncertain time"? Does market timing work? What do studies say? What is the "Go Kart Strategy" of investing? The one way to time the market effectively. The good news and bad news of planning for retirement. What is the one thing most investors get wrong? Why you need to keep your foot on the gas to get the long-term market returns. What is Ed's personal strategy?

People in this episode

Host: Ed Rempel

Topics covered

• retirement planning
• investing strategies
• market timing
• geopolitical uncertainty
• emotional investing

Keywords

• retirement
• investing
• market timing
• geopolitical uncertainty
• Go Kart Strategy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Iran

Places: Canada

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