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From Our January Newsletter
January 2009, Christian Investment
By Richard L. Peterson
Researchers have confirmed that acute fear releases hormones in the body that make long-term thinking difficult. What does that have to do with investing? Fearful investors often make rash and costly decisions because their minds are focused on the present moment rather than on the future. Fortunately, natural biological responses to fear can be overcome. Investors can exercise courage during times of high anxiety by being firmly rooted in what they believe, and by maintaining discipline based on those beliefs. » read article

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