September 9th 2025
There are two reasons why your patience would run out while investing in the stock market.
The first reason is that you aren’t emotionally ready to handle long-term investing. That’s right—you heard me! You aren’t emotionally able to handle the ups and downs of the market. And I don’t blame you. In your pocket, you have a device that connects you to the entire world in real time. Imagine getting constant updates on the stock market and nonstop clickbait articles of doom. Everyday there’s fear in the air—talks of recessions, war, stock market crashes, and an endless amount of negativity. It’s a finger-pointing nightmare, let me tell you. And you get body-slammed with all this stuff before breakfast.
If you aren’t emotionally ready for long-term investing, enough days of scrolling and seeing financial demise will lead you to panic and hit the sell button. Do yourself a favor: keep your mind right, learn to detach, and know that this process takes time. Imagine what the end goal looks like 5, 10, or 20 years from now. Use that vision and focus on it.
The second reason is that you’ve invested too much money and are overleveraged. Investing your entire life savings can be stressful because you’re at the constant mercy of the market. If the market goes down, you’re trapped. It’s a feeling of impending doom, like you’re on house arrest and can’t enjoy life. Eventually, you’ll be forced to sell at the worst possible time because you have no other money to draw from.
Speaking from experience, being overleveraged is not a good feeling when shit hits the fan. Do yourself a favor and avoid this by investing an amount you’re comfortable with just setting and forgetting. Have some savings in case there’s a downturn in the market or an unexpected need for cash. Peace of mind is worth far more than making a few more thousand dollars!
Until next time,
Jorge