If your family is like mine, you gather at the Thanksgiving table and, before, plunging into a Butterball, turducken, or tofurkey, you take turns expressing what you’re thankful for. To be honest, it’s not my favorite part of the meal. I struggle to verbalize heartfelt sentiments, typically fail to produce something original, and get distracted by the crispy fried onions on my mom’s green bean casserole.
Still, I appreciate the ritual. You’ve got to love a holiday centered around gratitude, which is apparently linked to health benefits. In that spirit, I thought it’d be appropriate to reflect on our many blessings as investors.
I realize that this may come off as Pollyannaish. There are more than enough risks out there to keep us all awake at night. Geopolitics, debt, and robot apocalypse all spring to mind. But there are many more reasons for investors to be thankful. Please…