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Focus on the long-term regarding investment

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Focus on the long-term regarding investment
Focus on the long-term regarding investment

Now is the time to focus on long-term investments, despite COVID-19 economic fears.

REPORTER RAE DANIELSPOKE TO A FINANCIALPLANNER ABOUT WHATYOUR BEST OPTIONS ARERIGHT NOW.WE SPOKE WITH A FINANCIALADVISOR WITH EDWARD JONES-- AND OF COURSE IT MAY BEHARD TO THINK ABOUT LONGTERM , WHEN THERE ARE SOMANY RAPID CHANGESHAPPENING RIGHT NOW.

BUT HESAYS RIGHT NOW, YOU WANT TOFOCUS LONG TERM.HERE ARE SOME TIPS HESHARED WITH US:-avoid the temptation to panic-measure the progress againstyourlong term goals-put time on your side -invest in the long term so youcanput that to your advantageleverage the power ofdiversification-lean into volatilityJoseph Hyde, financial advisorHistory shows us that you knowstanding up and investing whmarkets are low , is generallythetoughest time to do it, buthistoryshows us that it's the mostimpactfulfor your investment portfolioandthat's because many companiesare30,40, 50 percent below theirvaluefrom a month ago when this beganHE SAYS ONCE WE GETTHROUGH THE CHALLENGINGSHORT TERM IMPACTS, WE'LL BEMOVING AGAIN -- SO FOCUS ONTHE NEEDS RATHER THANWANTS DURING THIS TIME.

INKANSAS CITY, RAE DANIEL, 41ACTION NEWS TODAY.

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