Summer 2008
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You'll find brief highlight of the articles included in this edition of the Investment
Update below.
Choose discipline over guesswork
Focusing on your long-term goals and ignoring the day-to-day activities of the market is often difficult to do, but history has shown us time and
time again that investors who do usually come out ahead. News headlines about economic events often have little or no relevance for choosing what to invest in or when to invest. In the long run, disciplined investing is more successful than trying to guess the movement of the markets.
Market outlook
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