I took no pleasure in that 📈😬

Plus a charted review of the macro crosscurrents 🔀

As much as I enjoy the intellectual exercise of researching and writing about financial markets, I find the act of investing can be very unpleasant.

When stocks are up, I worry they’ll go down. And when they’re down, I worry they’ll go lower.

Even when I look back and see the progress my portfolio has made toward my financial goals, I struggle to recall m…