📢 Two investors meet on a yacht in the Mediterranean Sea. One, weathered but with a satisfied smile, says to the other, who looks too tidy and tense:
— So how are you, colleague? Did you manage to earn anything on the last market drop?
The second, adjusting his tie, sighs:
— Earn? I was so afraid of missing the bottom that I bought everything I could, and it just kept falling... Now I'm sitting on a pile of stocks that are worth less than yesterday's news. And you?
The first one relaxes and sips his cocktail:
— I bought a boat and went out to sea. It occurred to me that the most reliable investment is what brings you peace of mind while others panic. The market will always find a way to move, but nerves don’t recover.
The moral of the anecdote: Sometimes the best investment isn’t stocks or bonds, but the ability to remain calm and not succumb to panic, or even investing in things that bring personal well-being rather than just financial gain.
