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    Why fear is as good as greed

    Jul 28, 2022 4 minutes
    Marcus Padley

    No doubt a lot of you were scarred by the GFC, scarred by the 2020 pandemic-inspired drop in the market, and are once again worried about a significant market correction. It’s no fun investing in “fear”, and if that’s you, then let me tell you about fear.

    There is always, always, always something to fear when it comes to the stockmarket. But if “greed is good”, then let me tell you “fear is good” too, because it is in the grip of stockmarket fear that the most money is made in the shortest timeframe. Fear creates the best stockmarket opportunities.

    You should also understand that when fear starts, we, the industry that is supposed to advise you, will perpetuate it. Fear is

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