Today, many investors have online access to their portfolios and can obtain all sorts of information about them. In reality much of what they see is simply market noise. The danger is that they get distracted by it and risk missing the wood (the benefit of a robust long-term investment strategy) for the trees (market noise). This note summarises the ‘do’s and don’ts’ when looking at your portfolio valuation.
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