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The news of the day shouldn't affect what you do as an investor.
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Jeff Sommer
(NYTIMES) - The worse the news, the less you should think about it. It's not a good guide to life. But shutting out the din of current events is a reasonable approach when investing.
To be clear, it's impossible to ignore the news if you are a financial pro who must constantly think about the markets. But I'm also a working man who has saved money for a child's college education, a house and retirement, and I've come to realise that the news of the day shouldn't affect what I do as an investor.
