You may
avoid some temporary losses if you sell every stock you own that goes up faster than you guessed.
Most people dramatically underestimate their real investing time horizon, too, which intensifies the desire to
avoid temporary losses.
Not exact matches
It's not about saving yourself to millionaire status; it's about having moment - of - the - opportunity cash, as Mark Cuban calls it, to invest in your dreams or
avoid a
temporary crisis like a job
loss or other major unexpected expenses.
Remember, though, that your goal shouldn't be just to
avoid or mitigate
temporary losses due to market setbacks.
To us, a margin of safety means taking measures in our fundamental and valuation analyses with the aim of
avoiding a substantial or permanent
loss of capital, even if an investment experiences
temporary setbacks or headwinds.