2 Important Investing Lessons From Dunkirk
Christopher Nolan's suspenseful World War II drama, Dunkirk, has been a box office hit this summer. Set about two years before America entered the war, the movie tells the true-life tale of British and French armies awaiting a miraculous evacuation as Nazi German forces close in. The story is told through the eyes of two seemingly divergent groups; a band of British soldiers desperately trying to survive on the beaches of Dunkirk and everyday British civilians as their unlikely saviors. In scene after gripping scene, British civilians are shown crossing the English Channel in their private yachts and fishing boats to help evacuate besieged Allied soldiers as outnumbered British pilots hunt down German dive bombers unleashing hell on the soldiers and boats below.
As only good movies can, Dunkirk transports viewers into the heart of the action and helps them feel the desperation of the brave soldiers and sailors that lived through those harrowing times. As is often the case with these types of movies, watching it made me extremely grateful for the brave servicemen and women who have died fighting to keep evil at bay. It is because of their heroic actions that we can enjoy the freedom that we do.
Being an investment writer, I also couldn't help but see some parallels between two of the lessons at Dunkirk and investing. (Warning: Mild spoiler alerts follow.)
Source: Fool.com