Stock Market: Time To Go All In

Past performance doesn't guarantee future results - but my money is on the fact that it's a good idea to invest while the financial industry is panicked with the thought of a business-friendly Democrat leading the economic destiny of the country rather than a moderate Republican. And this is just the beginning. Over the next few months, the story leading the financial news is going to be the so-called “fiscal cliff.” Just like the debt ceiling arguments that gripped the nation last year, creating some kind of fake drama everyone knew would be resolved in the end, but the uncertainty held the economy back, I expect these issues to be resolved, though probably at the last minute.

We, as an American audience, have proven we love drama, even when fake. Today, government is not much more than a reality television show - and the word “reality” is used ironically. Just like the Real Housewives are staged, so is much of the modern political process, to the benefit of the massive media conglomerates that sell advertising time on their networks. That isn't to say the problems we're facing aren't real, but they aren't worthy of inducing fear-based decision-making.

The public seems to be panicking needlessly about the economy, and this puts the country into a drama feedback loop. It's doubtlessly assisted by business owners who have the opportunity to blame the government for the layoffs they need to enforce because they are part of a dying industry that has made no attempts to modernize or react to a changing public perception. These dramatic times are necessary for savvier investors to find great opportunities. These usually come in the form of starting businesses amid turmoil or those who have an opportunity to be an initial investor in something groundbreaking. Those who survive when everyone else is too scared to start something will thrive. This bleeds into the market in general, too, which is why Warren Buffett's motto is to be greedy when others are fearful, fearful when others are greedy.

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