The Media Is Designed to Scare You, Not Make You Wealthy
Most investors don’t lose because of the market.
They lose because of their reactions to headlines.
Turn on the news and it’s always:
“Market crash incoming!”
“Recession guaranteed!”
“This time is different!”
Yet look at the S&P 500 over the past decade.
Despite Covid, inflation panic, interest rate hikes, geopolitical tensions, and now “AI bubble” fear, the long-term trend has been the same:
📈 Up and to the right.
If you had sold every time the media told you the world was ending, you would have missed some of the most powerful compounding years in history.
The media makes money by keeping you emotional.
Fear = clicks. Panic = engagement. Shock = views.
But wealth isn’t built in emotional mode.
It’s built in logic mode:
✔ Stick to your strategy
✔ Zoom out and think long term
✔ Ignore short-term noise
✔ Follow data, not drama
The S&P 500 doesn’t care about headlines.
It rewards patience, discipline, and time in the market.
If you want to be a successful investor, stop consuming fear and start consuming facts.
New video out now covering why the media is your biggest enemy in wealth creation. Watch it if you’ve ever sold too early because of something you read online.
👇 Let me know your thoughts.
$SPX500$SPY (State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF)youtu.be/ZcDZD2iL-pE?si=5HmSGNNdQngJALrC... Show More
Well said.. Personally.. I don't avoid and sale in such dip's.. I embrace them and buy.. (I was formerly a part time swing trader.. though in the new year.. I intend to copy "long term".. full time).. the only thing I take from the news.. is the relevance of information with regard's..... Show More
Absolutely true, you say you don't trust media to most people and they think you're a conspiracy nutter. You say it to a professional trader and they know you're on the level.
It's a game and most of the participants are being played.... Show More
There really is no reason to watch the news even if we put the markets and investing aside its still not good for your mental health to watch the news.... Show More
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