Why Should You See a Financial Advisor?

from 2020 Health and Wealth Planning Guide

Tips When Choosing Your 401(k) Investments

Why Should You See a WEALTH Financial Advisor?

This article was written by Edward Jones for use by your local Edward Jones Financial Advisor

The social distancing and stay-at-home orders necessitated by the coronavirus have led many of us to feel isolated. Still, we’ve fought back through social media, “virtual” gatherings and walks in the neighborhood, where we could greet friends and neighbors (from 6 feet away). But when you’re dealing with the nancial effects of the virus and you’re investing alone, you could encounter some problems that may prove costly.

Of course, with so much investmentrelated information available online, on television and in any number of periodicals, it’s not surprising that some people feel they can invest without any assistance. But the volatility of the nancial markets over the past few months has also pointed to the dangers of going solo in the investment world. And you might nd that a professional nancial advisor can help you in several ways, including the following:

Taking emotions out of investing.

During this period of market turbulence, many self-guided investors are letting their emotions drive their investment decisions. As a result, they sell investments when their price is down, “locking in” their losses. Furthermore, if they then stay out

of the nancial markets, they will miss out on the eventual recovery – and some of the biggest gains in market rallies usually occur right at the beginning. But if you work with a nancial advisor who has helped you develop a personalized investment strategy based on your goals, risk tolerance and time horizon, you will be far less likely to react to extreme market conditions by making ill-advised decisions.

Maintaining perspective.

When you’re putting away money for the future and you suddenly have a lot less of it, you might start to wonder if that future is somehow in jeopardy. But if you’ve been working with a nancial advisor and following your investment strategy, you’ll know that you don’t have to immediately cash out those investments that have lost value, and you may not need to liquidate them for decades if they were designed for a longterm goal, such as retirement. By the time you do need to sell them, their value may well have appreciated signi cantly. And if you’ve got a well-constructed portfolio, you’ll also own shorter-term, less volatile investments to help meet your current cash ow needs.

Understanding the history of investing.

The recent market instability is unique in the sense that its cause – a world-wide pandemic – is so highly unusual, and it hopefully will be a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Typically, prolonged market downturns are triggered by explainable nancial or economic factors, such as the bursting of the “dot-com” bubble in 2000. However, market drops of 20 percent or more – generally referred to as bear markets – are not at all unusual and have happened every few years over the past several decades. Financial advisors are well aware of this history and share it with their clients. And for many people, the knowledge that “we’ve been here before” is reassuring and makes it easier for them to continue following their investment strategies. The road to your nancial goals is a long one, with many twists and turns. So you might like to have some experienced company along the way. for more information contact: Bob Allbright at 608-935-9299 or visit: www. edwardjones.com/bob-allbright and Elissa Allbright at 608-935-9576 or visit: www. edwardjones.com/elissa-allbrightEdward Jones, Member SIPC.

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