Investing News Good or Bad

As I become more and more involved with the worldinvestor? In the old days before the internet and 24
of investing, I have noticed one thing that causes mehour news channels; I would think less irrational selling
to get a little annoyed. That one thing is how financialof stocks based on news and information would
news is reported. In a world that has everyonehave occurred. Today anyone who invests in stocks
connected and up-to-date with so much information;online is slammed with news good and bad. Some
I have begun to wonder how much that impacts themay say that all this information is a good thing, and
stock market.investors need to do their own research before
In my opinion, too much news has played upon theputting money in or taking money out of the stock
fears of many investors. This has turned an alreadymarket. I do agree that every investor is responsible
risky game into an extremely volatile game. This isfor their own actions. However, I think there is
because to many investors simply react out ofincreasing number of new investors who will fall
emotion instead of finding the facts out forvictim to their emotions based on too much
themselves. I also think some of the professionalinformation.
investors on Wall Street play on the emotions of theI realize financial news stories and the technologies
small investors.that distribute them can not be stopped. However, I
So I do pose the question as to whether thedo feel that media outlets need to put greater care
markets may become too volatile in the future asinto what they publish. Comments that may make a
people are connected 24 hours a day through sostock price go up or down quickly that are not based
many new technologies. Will this constant access toon realities, or may be over-exaggerated could be
information make it better or worse for the averageplaying on the emotions of many investors.