This post is part of my ongoing series on investment philosophy. If you haven't read the earlier pieces, you can find them at   https://www.williamseah.com/blog . This post is part of my ongoing series on investment philosophy. If you haven't read the earlier pieces, you can find them at   https://www.williamseah.com/blog . Let me ask you something honest. When you check your portfolio and it is down — even slightly — how does it feel? Now think about the last time it was up

This post is an addendum to my earlier piece on   Investment Philosophy 101: What Investment Means to Me . If you haven't read it, I'd encourage you to start there. In my earlier piece, I wrote about why I believe in long-term, disciplined investing. The philosophy is straightforward: stay invested, weather the storms, and trust the data. The market rewards patience. But a question I often get asked is this: if we believe in staying invested, when do we ever get out? When do

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