Historically, the markets have provided long-term investors with growth that offset inflation.* But, investors without that perspective can to get jumpy when the markets go down, or feel like nothing can go wrong when the markets are up—both sentiments can lead to emotional investment decision making. And emotional decision making in investing can lead to very bad results.

So, how do successful investors maintain their cool, exercise patience, and not fall victim to spur-of-the-moment irrational decisions? Having a wealth of experience really helps and having smart people conduct your research also provides a huge advantage.

Tonight, P.J. and Jim will share some important lessons from their combined 60-odd years in their respective businesses, as well as some of the wisdom from their research and the research of other experts in the field.

Listen tonight to benefit from sage advice from two trusted advisors.

Topics will include:

How trying to “time the market” can lead to disaster.

Why past performance is not a good indicator of future performance.

An explanation of what we call “smart diversification” and how it can be put into practice.

How a trusted advisor can help you stay-the-course.

Some of the big lessons from long-term data analysis of the market, and why it is so important to view investing with a well-balanced/risk-appropriate portfolio as a long-term commitment.