Month: July 2022

A Journalistic Integrity Problem

In our everyday lives we are subjected to an enormous quantity and variety of data via news editorials. We must then interpret this information to develop our greater view of the world and its state.

Casually observing the daily headlines, I have pinpointed a behavior and resulting phenomenon that is most certainly problematic.

Agnostic of subject, an influx of breaking news is being bursted to our mobile phones which come bearing metrics we must then interpret. Theoretically speaking, this should be a straightforward task. What has become problematic is micro-reporting on various metrics and their relative fluctuations, oftentimes referencing nebulous time periods as to create content that provokes consumption where consumption of information should not be applicable.

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Follow the Research, Not your Emotions

There appears to be a level of legitimacy based around fundamentals and investment research whose disintegration seems to be accepted more as each day passes. It is yet another part of an increasingly logic-defying investment environment.

One of the odder narratives that has been actively perpetuated by the legitimate and illegitimate alike is the idea of “buying the dip”, whether referring to crypto, stocks, or even real estate. 

This oftentimes defeats all sense of logic and reasoning. Buying an asset/financial instrument after its sudden price decline with the expectation that it must rise is not an acceptable investment strategy; when an asset suddenly loses value it does not and should not insinuate that it is undervalued. It is certainly possible that it is, but determining that can only be done through quantifiable research.

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