Brighton Perspective

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Central points:

1) Maintain adequate cash (say 6 months historical spending average)
2) Diversify investments
3) Be patient
4) Plan ahead

Easier to say than do but they are simple rules.

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Nice reminder that the retirement decision is not always about money!

Burton Malkiel: Don't Panic About the Stock Market - WSJ.com

'The sky is falling! The sky is falling!" Chicken Little's admonition may strike many observers as particularly apt today. I disagree. This is not the market meltdown of 2008 all over again. And panic selling of U.S. common stocks will prove to be a very inappropriate response.

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Good article by one of the legends of economic academia.

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Good article - especially in the context of current equity market action.

Economic Downturn Will Take Years to Unravel: Wolf | Breakout - Yahoo! Finance

Mark Twain famously once said, "If you don't like the weather in New England, just wait a few minutes".

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Martin Wolf is always worth a read - I think he under-estimates emerging markets here.

The Second Great Contraction - Kenneth Rogoff - Project Syndicate

CAMBRIDGE – Why is everyone still referring to the recent financial crisis as the “Great Recession”? The term, after all, is predicated on a dangerous misdiagnosis of the problems that confront the United States and other countries, leading to bad forecasts and bad policy.

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Very worthwhile read!