BULL versus BEAR Market self talk

A True Funny Self Talk about Bull/Up Markets and Bear/Down Markets!

Happy Monday !

Hat tip Barry Ritholtz and Ben Carlson:

• Bull Markets: Fear of missing out.
• Bear Markets: Fear of being in.

• Bull Markets: Everything I buy is going up — I’m a genius.
• Bear Markets: Everything I buy is going down — I’m an idiot.

• Bull Markets: I knew I should have had more of my portfolio in stocks.
• Bear Markets: I knew I should have had more of my portfolio in bonds.

• Bull Markets: That guy’s been calling for a crash for years — he’s an idiot.
• Bear Markets: That guy just called the crash — he’s a genius.

• Bull Markets: I want to be a long-term buy and hold investor.
• Bear Markets: I want to be a short-term trader.

• Bull Markets: I’ll sit tight when the market falls.
• Bear Markets: Dear Lord, get me out of stocks NOW!

• Bull Markets: Time to buy stocks?
• Bear Markets: Time to sell stocks?

• Bull Markets: Warren Buffett is washed up.
• Bear Markets: Wait, Buffett is buying here?

• Bull Markets: Buy & hold works.
• Bear Markets: Buy & hold is dead.

• Bull Markets: I’ll be greedy when other are fearful.
• Bear Markets: I lied — I’m fearful when other are fearful.

• Bull Markets: Why didn’t I invest earlier in my life?
• Bear Markets: I’ll never invest again.

• Bull Markets: Why would I want to diversify?
• Bear Markets: Why was I so concentrated?

• Bull Markets: I’m just waiting for a healthy correction to put more money to work.
• Bear Markets: This market action is not healthy at all.

• Bull Markets: It feels like markets will never fall again.
• Bear Markets: It feels like markets will never rise again.

My Favorite in Red… Hope you laughed at some of these !

Have a Great Monday!

John A. Kvale CFA, CFP

http://www.jkfinancialinc.com

http://www.street-cents.com

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Dallas, TX 75225