Key Takeaways

• Retreating to cash is the classic volatile markets mistake investors make.
• A buy-and-hold mindset is better than using “defensive” strategies like a tactical investment strategy or turning to alternative assets.
• You don’t want to have geopolitical tactics as part of how you’re managing your investment portfolio.
• If you’re putting a large share of your portfolio to work in a beaten-down company or sector from volatility, you may not have caught the bottom.
• Not everyone should assume that doing nothing is the right call in down markets or volatile markets like the current one.

Susan Dziubinski: I’m Susan Dziubinski, co-host of The Morning Filter podcast. 2026 has been a volatile year so far, and uncertainty around…