09/04/2026
Results from the latest Informed Investor magazine sentiment survey show that investors are navigating uncertainty - but staying the course.
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With geopolitical tension, inflation, tariffs, and market volatility shaping the backdrop, the findings reveal something unexpectedโฆ
A cohort thatโs cautiously optimistic.
Despite ongoing concerns, most investors are leaning into long-term strategies and plan to keep investing over the next 12 months.
In this article, Joanna Mathers explores whatโs driving this mindset - and what it means for portfolios today.
We explore:
โ๏ธ ๐ช๐ต๐ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฝ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฑ: Investors who stayed invested, continued contributing, or bought during dips were rewarded, while those reacting to headlines risked locking in losses
โ๏ธ ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฒ๐
๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฑ, ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ณ-๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐: A growing cohort is taking control of their portfolios, supported by years of market experience and access to intuitive digital platforms
โ๏ธ ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ณ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ณ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐, ๐๐ง๐๐, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ: Investors are increasingly comfortable with diversified, professionally managed solutions as core building blocks of their portfolios
โ๏ธ ๐ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ณ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐น๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐น๐ผ๐ป๐ด-๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐บ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต ๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐น๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด: Fewer investors are chasing short-term gains, instead focusing on retirement, financial security, and sustainable portfolio growth
Perhaps most notably, investors are moving away from trying to time the market - and instead focusing on time in the market.
In a world that continues to shift, that mindset may be one of the most important assets of all.
