Why Investing for a Short-Term Result Is So Hard

When news and media outlets latch on to a story, it's sometimes easy to follow the story and let it dictate your investment decisions. But focusing on the short term can lead to disastrous consequences. Motley Fool contributors Jason Hall, Jon Quast, and Nicholas Rossolillo discuss the issue with investing this way (even though sometimes the trade might work out in the short term) in this Motley Fool Live segment from "The 5" recorded on Oct. 1.

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