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by Roger S. Balser
Stick with the plan, Stan
that when the markets are going hay-
wire, folks really don't want to discuss
strategy. They prefer panic and chaos,
and tend to rip up their game plan to
plod along with the uninformed and
dump everything. They abandon their
game plan.
As an investor, wholly trusting
your investment strategy isn't easy.
It doesn't matter what strategy you
subscribe too, be it buy-and-hold, value
investing, or my personal favorite,
relative strength. All strategies will at
some point in time hit a rough patch
and subsequently underperform. And
forcing them to develop a disciplined
playing strategy that is centered on
their individual strengths and weak-
nesses—a winning game plan that the
golfer can trust even after the dubious
double bogey on the famous 13th hole.
Can you imagine any of these pro
golfers not planning a strategy for this
tournament?
Just like golf, investing also re-
quires a disciplined game plan.
I find it very interesting that
when the markets are calm and I speak
with a prospective client for the first
time, I always talk in general terms
about strategies. But it seems to me
Game-changer
investing
A
ugusta National
Golf Club in Au-
gusta, Georgia will
once again play host
for the 2016 Mas-
ters Tournament, slated for April 7.
If you're a golf fanatic like me, I'm
sure you're anxiously anticipating the
showdown among the sport's newest
generation of superstars like Jordan Spi-
eth, Jason Day, and Rory McIlroy.
The Masters Tournament chal-
lenges its vaulted participants by
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