There’s no ‘wrong way’ to pick a stock. There’s no right way either. Diligent research before buying a stock makes it that much more painful to see it plummet. The merit of your choice should not be judged by the results but rather the process that goes into it.

Investors like labels, especially for the economy and financial markets—many of them with the word “great” in them. Well, we’ve moved into what we might call the Great Disconnect.

It’s been a rough couple of weeks as the U.S. and the world face the challenges brought forth by the COVID-19 virus. We’ve been receiving calls from people wanting to move to cash and others looking to invest more. Some just want reassurance that the world isn’t going to end.